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Samback, North Ronaldsay

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Sandback (Samback) is a house on the island of North Ronaldsay in East North Yard townland, 250m south of Senness. Meaning "sandy bank", it is adjacent to the "Noust of Sandback", the only landing place on the south facing side of the Dennis Head peninsular.

It was one of only seven crofts in the townland that were listed in the Poll Tax returns of 1693. However, the current building dates from the mid-1800s.[1]

The croft was mentioned in the following records:

Year Source Person
1693 Poll Tax Andrew Swannie, his wife Jenit Forderingham and servant Andrew Michall
1838 Baptism record Sibella daughter of John Tulloch and Christy Swanie
1840 Baptism record Mary daughter of John Tulloch and Christy Swanie
1841 Census John Tulloch, wife Christy Swanie, children Sibella, Mary, sisters Janet and Mary, probable mother Margaret, possible another sister Eliza
1842 Baptism record John son of John Tulloch and Christy Swanie
1849 Baptism record Robert Waugh son of John Tulloch and Christy Swanie
1849 Baptism record Andrew son of John Tulloch and Christy Swanie
1851 Census John Tulloch, wife Christy Swanie, children Sibella, Mary, John, Robert and Andrew; sisters Janet and Mary
1893 Sheep Apportionment John Tulloch; 25 sheep[2]

References

  1. NORTH RONALDSAY, SANDBACK, Historic Environment Scotland
  2. A window on North Ronaldsay, Peter Tulloch, 1974, p98




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Asserted here as daughter of John Swanney and Sibella Towers [1]
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