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Richard, I have a feeling that Henrietta Mackay, was my Granny's sister, she was Elizabeth Robson (maiden name)and came from Fara originally...

Yes, in fact one of 5 children: Mary Jane, James, Charles, Donald & Elizabeth- from the South Faray Census 1881.

So Jimmy tell me was your Granny a Fara woman and was she a Robson or a Mackay? And I see some are spelling Mackay as Mackie what is that all aboot??.

Ah noo John,I am oot o my depth a bit on this, I have relations on both my mother and fathers side fae Fara, but my fathers mother was Elizabeth Robson, and i did meet her brother Donald who lived in Edinburgh.but believe richard is correct wi the other names o that family, so maybe Henrietta wasn't a sister but think if too much investigation is done, there will be cupboards full o skeletons....South Isles Skipper, James Donald Robson, was related too, so dig away John see what you can make o it..

Hi John just to start the ball rolling Henrietta was an auntie to my father. I also remember Donald home in Longhope when i was 9 or 10 I think his wife's name was May.

Let me straighten things out here. Firstly Retta & Mabel's surname was McKay not Mackie on Fara. Mabel's married name is Mackie - so apologies.

What's in the census of 1881 does not appear to be correct. According to Charles McKay in a recorded conversation in 1987: Donald Robson of Stony Ayre was Charles's grandfather. Henrietta was born 1889 and was one of 7 children, her siblings being Donald, James, Isabella, Charles, Mary & Lizzie.

My grandmother, Jeanetta Ann Robson, who was also called "Etta", was a sister to Henrietta Robson. Jeanetta was born in 1887 and is listed as one of Donald and Catherine Robson's children in the 1891 and 1901 Scotland Census-living at Stony Ayre in both census. Her name was spelt Jennata.