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Thank you for your help. Following some of the information, advice and papers given me from NZ and Canada. This is what I now believe.

Robert Wards married Elspeth Cormack. Sanday Orkney
Their son Thomas Wards is my 2x Gt Grandfather married Janet Goar. Sanday Orkney
Their son Thomas Wards married Helen or Ellen Wards. Her father, James Wards mother ?? not known at present Orkney
Their son William Wards married Christina McBeth at Laurencekirk, Kincardinshire in 1871 her father Wm McBeth, mother Margaret Flockhart.
Their daughter, my grandmother Helen Wards married my Grandfather Wm Watson Brown (born Wm Watson) at St Vigeans, Arbroath Angus.
There is so much more I would like to learn of the Orkney Family.
When I started this years ago I didn't take a note of where I got some of my information but it's all a learning curve.

Many thanks for your helpful reply.  I am in fact a member of Tayside Family History so I shall explore your suggestions to take this a bit further. We have been to Orkney but not yet to Sanday although intend to visit next time.

I have acquired some more information re Mary Fern.  She appears to have emigrated from Montrose in Angus, assume no family which will be why some of her Personal Effects arrived back in Scotland.  She married became Mary Arrat her husband being a Golf Professional in Ontario.  She was 103 years old when she died which I think was in the last 4 years. 
Much of the artwork relates to an area in Montrose so think the book had been started before she left Scotland around 1918.

Baby Point sounds good probably neighbours etc writing, drawing in book.  Perhaps she married.  Some of the other names are C. Low, F Mitchell, L Stewart, E.M. Mole or Hole, G Napier.
Thank you 

Thank you I think you have got the hair just right.  Also never noticed the necklace. Many thanks.
Shebe