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Oops! Lizzie Cooper is on the left hand end of the photo, not the right.

The lady second on the right is the late Mrs Graham (I think!)with her daughter (3rd on right). They resided in the house which became Wattie Lobban's butcher shop in Victoria Street, Kirkwall.

Could the lady 4th from the LEFT of the picture be the late Mrs. Maggie Lizzie Moodie of Albert St. and earlier from Rusness, Sanday?

I don't know if the lady in question is a Mrs Moodie but Lizzie Cooper's mother was Betsy Moodie so perhaps there might be a connection.

The Mrs. Moodie I think it might be had no family.

Hi Lex but I think you have it wrong on thinking the lady 2nd from right is Mrs Graham. The lady is Mrs Kelday and though she owned the house at 22 Victoria St which became Wattie Lobban's shop in the late '50's it was her sister Miss Matches who lived in the house and rented a spare upstairs room to Miss K Twatt during the week. Miss Twatt would go home to Upper Scapa at weekends. Mrs Kelday lived in a house off the back lane that led from Mill St. to KGS boys playground. You may recall I stayed with my Grandmother at 21 Victoria St just across the street so I have lots of memories of that area.

Thanks David, you can always be relied upon! Mrs. Graham lived in Glasgow and she was a sister of Mrs Kelday.

Thanks David, that's really interesting. Lizzie Cooper and Alice Matches were neighbours and best friends from schooldays. As far as I know there were 7 Matches sisters - Mary (Mrs Alexander Lamb), Margaret(Mrs James Scollay), Alice (Mrs Thomas Keldie), and Edith (Mrs William Norquoy). I don't know about Isabella,Ina and Matilda but one would have been the Miss Matches of 22 Victoria Street. Maybe the anniversary is for one of the sisters.

I am wrong and Mary Matches, Tankerness was not married to Alexander Wood. There is a monumental inscription to her and her parents in St Andrews Cemetery.