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Isabella Dunnet and Robert Harcus

Isabella Dunnet, daughter of William Dunnet of St. Andrews, Orkney and Isabella Gullion of Eday was baptised in the parish of Eday on 1^st July 1846.  Her family later moved to Harray and there she married Robert Harcus of Cott, Calfsound, Eday on 3^rd December 1867.  Robert, born on 24^th June 1844 in Eday, (and baptized one month later on 24^th July) was the son of William Harcus and Isabella Rendall.  Isabella and Robert had three known children:

•  Ann Dunnet Harcus, b. 18^th Aug 1870 who married first, Thomas Heddle McLachlan and second, James Heddle Taylor.

• Mary Harcus, b. 18th July 1872

• William Harcus, b. abt 1876

The family was living at West Blett, Calfsound in 1881 and Robert was a fisherman. By 1891 the family had moved to Kirkwall where Robert was initially a boatman sailing R. Garden’s floating shop around Orkney and Shetland.  Later he ran Garden’s grocery shop in St. Catherine’s Place, Kirkwall.   Isabella died on 11^th Dec 1904 at Garden’s Buildings, St. Catherine’s Place, Kirkwall.  Robert died in Kirkwall 21^st June 1908.  Both are buried in St. Magnus churchyard.