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I'm always looking for photos of "Lifeboats" and the stories that goes with the photo Could you email me Beryl

A grand photo! This picture was taken at the Hope pier during the Burray & South Ronaldsay Regatta. They used to hold a regatta every year but it stopped for some reason, a shame though as it makes a very interesting place to sail. Great fun to see your photos of Longhope Beryl.

Question anyone are a number of those pictured the ones lost in the disaster

Jimmy Johnston, Ray Kirkpatrick, Bob Johnston(Sodger Bob), and Dan Kirkpatrick were all lost in the 1969 disaster.

My uncle Eric McFadyen was lost on the Longhope lifeboat in 1969. Does anyone have a picture of him please?

Hi Patricia,
I don't know anything about the family connection to Eric who is my half Uncle. Christina McFadyen is my Grandmother. but I have a photo from the Daily Record newspaper of a number of years ago (mid 90s or early new millennium). He is pictured in it from around the time of the Lifeboat disaster. Please get in touch and I will send you a copy.

This is my Great uncle Dan Kirkpatrick on the right.

Dan Kirkpatrick was my husband's gran's cousin.

Was he that's cool,it wasn't to long ago my father was up in Orkney seeing Kevin and the life boat now.I think he is planning to go back up with me this time as I have wanted to go up and see for myself the memorial and things.

Hi Catriona - My mother was also a cousin to Dan Kirkpatrick. Her name was Mary Kirkpatrick and was brought up at Hillhouse, Longhope. Just wondering who your husband's gran waa.

My father, Wm.J.Kirkpatrick of Bressay was 1st cousin to Coxswain Dan K/k. We were the branch that left Longhope for Bressay, Shetland

I am trying to get a link to Daniel Kirkpatrick in this picture, I know we are related in some way, my great grandfather George Kirkpatrick was born in 1883 in Longhope. I think Daniel's parents were Thomas Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Sutherland, appreciate any assistance, thanks in advance

Dan Kirkpatrick was my grandmother's (Eileen Magrorty) uncle. My dad has Dan's original book and script when he was on This Is Your Life.

My husband is related to all the Kirkpatricks. His gran was called Violet Kirkpatrick. Don't know where about in the area tho but her mum was a Johnston.

I was on duty at the Balfour Hospital the evening that this was on and we all sat to watch it.

Very interesting that Dan was on This Is Your Life!

Remember watching it on TV it says online it was the 1st January 1963.

Daniel Kirkpatrick Appeared on This Is Your Life on 1st January 1963
see - www.bigredbook.info/daniel_kirkpatrick.html
Ellen Kirpatrick who appeared on the show was my Grandmother and sister of Daniel

I recently found out the Longhope Lifeboat - RNLI TGB was later salvaged, refurbished and sent to Aranmore, County Donegal in Ireland, where she continued to save lives answering 41 emergency calls and rescuing 31 people. She retired from that station in 1979 and came to Scottish Maritime Museum Irvine in the late 1980s.
see picture and pdf of further info here - scottishmaritimemuseum.org/collections/

My brother’s partner Shona Woods’ granny was Mary Kirkpatrick married to James Corrigall. Shona is planning going to the commemoration in March next year. Shona is very keen to find out as much as she can of her family history.

My Gran Mary Corrigall (nee Kirkpatrick) first cousin to Dan Kirkpatrick told me of the tragedy many times. Can someone piece together a family tree as I am coming across names I've never heard of before and confused as to who is who.

Shona, I have a pretty extensive Family tree for Kirkpatricks in Orkney, including Mary Isabella Malcomson Kirkpatrick who is your grandmother, I think. Please feel free to email me if I can help

Thank you Tracey, I'd love that as this was my Granny's full name. She often told me how long it took her to write her name when she was a wee girl at school!