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My great grandfather was skipper of the Evangeline who died along with all the crew off of Stronsay in 1909:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=0UVWUbJp3Ys

http://www.axfordsabode.org.uk/disaster/evangeli.pdf

Edit: (Can't work out if was great great grandfather or not! - but certainly some ancestor!)

Edit2: I'd definitely recommend visiting Orkney - it regularly gets evaluated as one of the nicest bits of the UK to live, the scenery is fantastic and it has some of the most amazing historical artifacts in Europe.



Thank you, that document makes for compelling reading.




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