Sheila,
Glad you called. I am sorry I did not get back to you sooner but have been working abroad.
I have not yet found a link to my tree with your branch of the Oags of Caithness. As you can see from below I have limited information on this branch as there is difficulty getting back beyond William and Isabel BREMNER.
David M. 23 Dec 1893 Johan BAIN
William M. 26 Dec 1862 Jane SUTHERLAND
Catherine B. 1863, D. 1895 M James BREMNER
William B. 1865
John MacKay B. 1869 M Lucy EDGAR
Isabella B. 1871, D. 1890 ----
Christina C. 1873, D. 1877
David B. 1876 M Johan BAIN
William M. 2 May 1834 Isabel BREMNER
William c.1836, D. 1903 M Jane SUTHERLAND
I have assumed the usual naming procedure for the first son (named after his paternal grandfather). From the IGI, which has a fairly comprehensive cover of Caithness, the only William to have a son William I could find is seen below. THIS IS NO PROOF!
William M. 20 Nov 1795 Elizabeth OAG
Margaret c.1796, D. 1885 ----
Donald C. 1797, D. 1876 ----
William C. 1798
The above dates are all I have. The marriage of William and Jane Sutherland does not say that Williams parents are deceased but I can find no death certs for them after the marriage. I also cannot find any other children of William and Isabel BREMNER through marriage or death certs.
One could hypothesize, did they die early only have one surviving child or emigrate with the family and William was the only one to return?
If you know of any other info on the above I would be most interested.
Look forward to hearing from you at
vpoag@aol.com. (Was it you who got in touch direct as well?)
Regards
Val