John Hadden Fea and Eliza Tough

John Hadden Fea and Eliza Tough
John Hadden Fea was born on 10th July 1827 on Stronsay. His occupation was Farm Servant and Fisherman.  John married Eliza Tough on 15th December 1848 in the parish of Evie and Rendall, in which parish he was then living. Eliza was the illegitimate daughter of John Tough and Elizabeth Rendall.

John and Eliza had ten children, all born at Heliascarth.  Heliascarth is a long low Orkney cottage with a garden around it and a small fence (picture)

John Hadden Fea




John Hadden Fea died on 28th September 1911 and is buried at the Rosebank Cemetery, Leith.