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Orkney / Re: Robert and Christina Armit, Kirkwall
« on: Tuesday 20 May 25 03:58 BST (UK)  »
Good Day,

We are currently visiting the Orkney, with my girlfriend (an Armit descendant of Alexander Armit) and her father, from Canada. Unfortunately, we are leaving in 2 days already, but we have 2 questions, that i hope someone will be able to answer (there are probably more questions…).

1- in the census page of 1871
(as shown by Pam), we had also gathered the info that Robert and his family were living in the Rosebank (or Rose Bank) house.  We drove on Rosebank (road, street or crescent), right by the Highland Park distillery.

The only house around there that could suggest it is old enough to have been there in 1871 (her family has gathered that they had moved in the Rosebank house 1860’s), is the Highland Park House (which was recently a Bed and Breakfast). Can anyone confirm that this is the same house?

2- Anyone knows what were the motivations for so many of Robert’s children to move to Canada and Australia, apart from a call for adventure?

Thanks

Dan

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