| Children |
| | 1. Peter KIRKNESS, b. 22 Jan 1769, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 2. Thomas KIRKNESS, b. 20 Mar 1773, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 3. Helen KIRKNESS, b. 14 Jul 1776, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 4. James KIRKNESS, b. 8 Nov 1779, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 5. Marjory KIRKNESS, b. 10 Feb 1781, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 6. Robert KIRKNESS, b. 20 Nov 1785, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 7. William KIRKNESS, b. 27 Aug 1788, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 8. Isabel KIRKNESS, b. 2 Jul 1791, Deerness [Birth] |
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