Kirkpatricks in Orkney
My great grand father was Thomas Kirkpatrick who was the younger brother of Ebenezer Kirkpatrick. There was also another brother called Donald and two sisters Margaret and Anna. My great grandfather had 11 children one one of which was James Kirkpatrick (1867 - 1937), my grandfather, who moved away from Orkney to the Aberdeen area - I think.
Ebeneezer Kirkpatrick was the son of Thomas Kirkpatrick 1788 - 1877 who married Margaret Shearer about 1817. He had two wives because in 1827 he married Isabella Mackay. It is thought that he moved to Orkney from Dumfries in Southern Scotland with his brother who was also called Ebenezer(1787 - 1829).
This was researched by an auntof mine a few years ago and it thought to be reliable, some of the dates may be a few years out !!.
There are still a few Kirkpatricks in Orkney, around Stromness on the mainland and in Hoy.
My family live in Scotland in Perthshire in Alyth and Blairgowrie.
Yours faithfullyMr. Euan Kirkpatrick
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