Ruins at Brough

A fairly dull day, mist in places too, and some drizzle showers.

The museum has been closed today, but I've been in working in the office.  I also had other jobs to do, helping with Easter hunts as well.  With the light nights returning, I managed some investigation work up north after work.  Mam and dad popped by for a walk this evening.  Feet up now.

Continuing down this Lunnasting research line, and had to move parish.  Looking at Daa Mitchell, my 2x great granddad Mitchell, second child of George and Elizabeth Arthur, born at Brough, 18th June 1877.  By 1881, the family were living in Ollaberry.  He married my 2x great granny, Mary Anderson Robertson, born 1871, they were wed 20 Dec 1900.  They had three bairns, oldest and youngest born at Bardister, Gluss, and middle child born at Braeside.  My great granddad George Mitchell Arthur was the eldest, born 1902.  Daa Mitchell died 17th Nov 1947 at Nissetter, Gluss.  Granddad Mitchell spoke fondly of Daa Mitchell, and learnt a lot from him.  He was known for being a story teller, always full of fun and laughter, and worked the croft and land at Gluss and the isle.  He taught granddad how Buggiflayin was done, to skin a sheep keeping the skin whole. Not an easy job.  He wore small round glasses, which he purchased from a Jewish peddler, now in the museum collection.  Brough is like many places in Shetland, a small township of houses, all with the same name.  There's at least five here, so not entirely sure which one he was born in.  Also with my investigation, I'm not sure if they were living here, or visiting.  If they stayed here, it wasn't for long.  From Lunnasting to Collafirth, and then here, is quite a distance in the car, but they would have travelled by boat, and a shorter journey.   Some of the ruins at Brough, Toft. 

Extra photo, Daa Mitchell with grandson Mike on left, and my much missed aunt Binne, c1930.