The last of the fires in the blackhouses went out in 1964.on Foula.
Central heating with a fire in the middle of the floor
and the smoke finding it's way through a crack in the roof.

This type of home would be very much like what
Magnus and Janet Gray would have lived in.(early 1800s)

!SOURCE for Husband

CORR: with Sheila Gear of the Isle of Foula, by way of Barb Hancock --
Census: 1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Harrier as father and gr-father
OCCUPATION: Built dykes on Foula

CORR: with Sheila Gear of the Isle of Foula, by way of Barb Hancock (1990)
Parochial records for Foula 0919496 shows her name to be Lillias Umphray p205
and this is only for son Thomas that Lillias Humphray is recorded.
Sheila has her given name as Janet Umphray for the rest of the children

!SOURCE for child Catherine
BIRTH: from Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990
Census: 1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Mayhowl as wife & mother -------------
1861 Foula, Shetland 0103913 as wife & mother --------------------------
1871 Foula, Shetland 0104102 at Lerabeck as wife, mother, gr-mother
Marriage: Parochial registers - for Walls - 0919496 ----------p211

!SOURCE for child Thomas
BIRTH: Foula Parish Records #101948 and Frank Scott
Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 at Harrier as husband and father ----------
1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Harrier as husband and father -----
1861 Foula, Shetland - 0103913 at Harrier as husband, father & gr.f --
1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 at Dykes as husband father, gr.father
1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 at Dykes as father and Gr.father ----

!SOURCE for child Barbara
BIRTH: Foula Parish Records #101948
Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 as wife & mother ------------------- p2
1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Longlee as wife & mother - p3

!SOURCE: for child Jane
BIRTH: From Frank Scott
Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 as wife & mother ----------------------- p4
1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Loch as wife and mother ------ p1
1861 Foula, Shetland - 0103913 as mother (widow) ----------------- p7
1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 at Loch as mother, gr-ma,widow p3
1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 at Loch as mother, gr-ma,widow p9
Relative: Jane is a first cousin to her husband

!SOURCE for child Margaret
BIRTH: IGI had date of 1809 and film 101948
MARRIAGE: Frank Scott
Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 At Gutterin as wife & mother ---
1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Soberlie as wife & mother -
1861 Foula, Shetland 0103913 as wife & mother -----------------
1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 at Soberlie as wife and mother
1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 at Soberlie as wife and mother
Parochial records Foula, Shetland - 0919496 p205 would indicate Margaret
was born in Foula (a census shows Papa Stour)

!SOURCE for child Mary
BIRTH: from Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990

!SOURCE for child Elizabeth
BIRTH: Foula Parish Records #101948
Parochial records Foula, Shetland - 0919496 shows mother as Janet p205

SPELLING: Humphray, Umphray, Humfray