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This is a picture of my grandmother Mary Louttit married to James T S Groundwater of
)rphir. Children bill,Bertie,Rodney and Nettie who was my mum. Mary's parents were William Louttit from Burray and Betsy Linklater from Deerness. If anyone out there can give me any info on Mary as to where she was buried etc I would gladly appreciate
[Date guessed- Steven]
Picture added on 06 March 2018 at 15:38
My family are from Shetland and my mother was a Loutit, but when they moved to London, they changed the spelling to Lutitt
Added by Neil Cronin on 21 February 2020
So we have three spellings of the old surname: Louttit, Loutit & Lutitt
Lamb's ORKNEY SURNAMES includes only the first of these - initially recorded in the 15th century.
(Many of us would no doubt have been tempted to change the 2nd syllable in the name. Bravo to your family for hanging on to it!)
Lamb's ORKNEY SURNAMES includes only the first of these - initially recorded in the 15th century.
(Many of us would no doubt have been tempted to change the 2nd syllable in the name. Bravo to your family for hanging on to it!)
Added by Ian Hourston on 26 February 2020
My mum was a Lutitt, i think they were from Shetland too
Added by Neil Cronin on 07 June 2022
This is interesting.
James Thomas Smith Groundwater is my second cousin three times removed. He was born 21 Mar 1881 at Roadside, Clestrain, Orphir, and died 29 Jun 1948 at Viewfield, Clestrain, Orphir.
James Thomas Smith Groundwater is my second cousin three times removed. He was born 21 Mar 1881 at Roadside, Clestrain, Orphir, and died 29 Jun 1948 at Viewfield, Clestrain, Orphir.
Added by Rognvald Spence on 24 July 2023
Orphir
