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james ogilvy Leask Scotland
« on: Friday 26 March 10 11:06 GMT (UK) »
Hi All, Has anyone any info on a james ogilvy Leask ( from whom i decend)
He was b.27 nov 1812 gards of hillwell. Dunrossness SHI SCT.siblings robert laurina mary and john. Am curious were the ogilvy comes into play. His mother was mary pottinger b .1788 Dunrossness SCT  maiden name Irvine.?? His father was george Leask b. 1790. in the1841 census resident at gussigarth, Burra. I have no history of georges parent?
Thanks for reading....
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His birth date i first got of the Bayanne web site (Tony Gott) person id;144643
source-Dunrossness opr.
Then again confirmed by a member on Genes Reunited also christening 04/09/1812 Dunrossness. notes-extracted birth or christening for the locality listed in the record.
Also siblings 1. Robert Leisk/c. 13/11/1814- International Genealogical Index
( though informant says she was a bit confused by this but could be transcription error? 2.Laurina Leisk c. 29/06/1817 .
Leask, ogilvy ,Bloomfield

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Re: james ogilvy Leask Scotland
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 March 10 19:25 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the pm

Baptisms confirmed on OPR's

04/09/1814 LEISK JAMES OGILVY GEORGE LEISK and MARY POTTANGER  DUNROSSNESS, SANDWICK AND CUNNINGSURGH, FAIR ISLE /SHETLAND

13/11/1814 LEISK ROBERT GEORGE LEISK and MARY POTANGER  DUNROSSNESS, SANDWICK AND CUNNINGSURGH, FAIR ISLE /SHETLAND

29/06/1817 LEISK LAURINA GEORGE LEISK and MARY POTTANGER   DUNROSSNESS, SANDWICK AND CUNNINGSURGH, FAIR ISLE /SHETLAND

04/06/1820 LEISK MARY GEORGE LEISK and MARY POTTANGER   DUNROSSNESS, SANDWICK AND CUNNINGSURGH, FAIR ISLE /SHETLAND

Confirmation of parents marriage

28/09/1812 LEASK GEORGE and MARY POTTANGER at DUNROSSNESS, SANDWICK AND CUNNINGSURGH, FAIR ISLE /SHETLAND

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Re: james ogilvy Leask Scotland
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 04 April 10 14:38 BST (UK) »
I have now found Georges father from opr-
George b.Nov 23 1790 c 27 nov 1790 son to william Leask/ sailor in Lerwick.
Leask, ogilvy ,Bloomfield