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Barbara Fea

Barbara Fea, the daughter of James Fea and Helen Goar,  married twice: James Young and Donald Hume.

James Young was born in 1813 and they lived at Stove in Sanday at the time of the 1841 census

1841 Census - Stove
James Young	Aged 25 years	Farmer	b. Scotland
Barbara Young	Aged 25 years		b. Orkney
Agnes Young	Aged 20 years		b. Orkney
William Metland	Aged 20 years		b. Scotland
Ruth McKenzie	Aged 15 years		b. Scotland
Mary Muir	Aged 20 years		b. Orkney
Betsy Drummond	Aged 15 years		b. Orkney

James appears to have been born outside of Orkney. Stove was, of course, an old Fea property and a more important estate than that of Clestrain in Stronsay in the 18th century. It had long passed out of Fea hands, by this time.

James Young died in an boating accident in 1849.

Erected by his widow Barbara Fea tenant of Stove who died 23rd Feb 1849 by the upsetting of _____ in Eday Sound. Aged 36 years

Donald Hume was the second husband of Barbara Fea. He came from Caithness. They farmed at Hunton on the neighbouring island of Stronsay and can be found there at the time of the 1861 census.

1861 Census - Hunton, Stronsay
Donald Hume	Head	Aged 39 years	Farmer	b. Caithness, Bonar
Barbara Hume	Wife	Aged 35 years	Farmer's wife	b. Sanday - Cross
James Hume	Son	Aged 6 years	Scholar	b. Sanday - Cross
Helen Fea	MinL	Aged 72 years	Farmer's widow	b. Sanday - Cross
Betsy Wallace	Serv	Aged 24 years	House maid	b. Sanday - Cross
Barbara Peace	Serv	Aged 21 years	Dairy maid	b. Stronsay
John Morrison	Serv	Aged 18 years	Ploughman	b. Latheron, Caithness
John Irvine	Serv	Aged 18 years	Ploughman	b. Sanday - Cross
James Chalmers	Serv	Aged 11 years	Cowhand	b. Sanday - Cross

They must have been fairly well to do as the census indicates that Donald Hume farmed 250 acres at Hunton and employed 6 labourers and 1 boy. Note that Barbara Fea's mother, Helen Goar, was still alive and staying with them.  She died the following year.

The farm had expanded by the time of the 1871 census for Donald Hume is described as a farmer of 300 acres of which 260 acres are arable.  He then employed 9 labourers and 1 boy.

Barbara Fea and James Young had a son, James John Hume b. 31st January 1855 in the Cross and Burness parish of Sanday.

From the 1871 census, we can determine that Donald Hume was married previously for there is a daughter, Jessie Hume who is aged 26 years, staying at Hunton.

1871 Census - Hunton, Stronsay
Donald Hume	Head	Aged 50 years	Farmer	b. Caithness, Watten
Barbara Hume	Wife	Aged 55 years		b. Sanday - Cross & Burness
James John Hume	Son	Aged 16 years		b. Sanday - C & B
Jessie Hume	Dau	Aged 26 years		b. Caithness, Latheron
Douglas Fotheringham	Serv.	Aged 16 years	Gen.dom serv	b. Stronsay

Barbara Fea's second husband,Donald Hume, died in 1886.

Donald Hume farmer Hutton, Stronsay 1821 - 1886 Erected by his sorrying widow Barbara Fea

Barbara Fea is likely to have died prior to the 1891 census for at that time, her son James John Hume is continuing to farm at Hunton in Stronsay. He has married and has a daughter, Mary.

1891 Census - Hunton, Stronsay
James John Hume	Head	Aged 36 years	Farmer	b. Sanday
Janet O G Hume	Wife	Aged 31 years		b. Stronsay
Mary B F Hume	Dau	Aged 3 years		b. Stronsay
William D S F Smith	Border	Aged 20 years	Engineer	b. Manchester
Jessie Irvine	Serv	Aged 29 years	Gen. dom serv	b. Stronsay
Mary Meil	Serv	Aged 17 years	Dairy maid	b. Eday