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Elopement

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Reginald

Reginald Report 24 Jul 2008 19:32

John Sutherland eloped with an Englishwoman from Liverpool and brought her to the Orkneys. He was my great-great grandfather, born around 1830, an artist, and that's all I know about him. Does this story occur in anyone else's family history?

Many thanks, Madeleine Ulyett