Hello Looking for information & photos of the Begg Family (also maybe known as Watt or Imlay?) who were at Holland Farm in North Ronaldsay around 1919/1920 and then at Airy Farm in Stronsay from approx 1923 to 1943.
CAN YOU HELP?
Quite sure there was a photo on this site taken at Airy of Messers Watt and Begg and the farm staff but I am unable to find it at the moment [can anybody help]Dont know when they left Airy but it was farmed for a while by Tom Pottinger and he left in1943
Added by Jim Cooper on 26 February 2011
I have the photo and will send it to you Pat
Added by Ingvild Begg on 10 March 2011
Sorry Pat. You e-mail address bounced.
Added by Ingvild Begg on 10 March 2011
I hope this is to Ingvild Begg. It seems your old e-mail address has changed and I wanted to drop you a note and picture.
Added by Roger Lindland on 19 March 2011
Hi Ingvild, It is so lovely to see your name and guess at your heritage. I am traveling from California to Orkneys in September and would love to kow more about my Begg family there. I'm so happy to find that they came from Eday and Pharay. I see on some online photos that may still be a Begg farm there. My great grandfather was James Alexander Begg b. 11 Sept 1823. He was married to Margaret Ewart Sidey. gg grandfather and gg grandmother were John Begg b.1798 and Margaret Cooper b. 1893. Can you make a connection?
Added by Pauline Begg Wooliever on 10 February 2012
Begg -Airy Stronsay & Holland North Ronaldsay
Hello Looking for information & photos of the Begg Family (also maybe known as Watt or Imlay?) who were at Holland Farm in North Ronaldsay around 1919/1920 and then at Airy Farm in Stronsay from approx 1923 to 1943. CAN YOU HELP?