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Caithness includes ten parishes and the two civil districts of Wick and Thurso. It contains the royal burgh of Wick, which is the county town and the seat of the sheriff court, | Caithness includes ten parishes and the two civil districts of Wick and Thurso. It contains the royal burgh of Wick, which is the county town and the seat of the sheriff court, | ||
The population in 1851 was 36,343.<ref>Samuel Lewis. ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, England: S. Lewis and Co., 1846), 3 v.: 651, [FHL book 941 E5]. Digitized by FamilySearch International, ''FamilySearch.org'', https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216925?availability=Family%20History%20Library (accessed June 7, 2016)</ref><ref>Samuel Lewis | The population in 1851 was 36,343.<ref>Samuel Lewis. ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, England: S. Lewis and Co., 1846), 3 v.: 651, [FHL book 941 E5]. Digitized by FamilySearch International, ''FamilySearch.org'', https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216925?availability=Family%20History%20Library (accessed June 7, 2016).</ref><ref>Samuel Lewis. "Cabrach - Carnoustie," in ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, 1846), 163-185. ''British History Online'', http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp163-185 (accessed May 24, 2020).</ref> | ||
== | == ScotlandsPeople: An Important Online Source == | ||
[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] is one of the largest online sources of original genealogical information. If you are researching UK genealogy, your Scottish ancestry or building your Scottish family tree, they have more than 100 million records to look through. | '''[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople]''' is one of the largest online sources of original genealogical information. If you are researching UK genealogy, your Scottish ancestry or building your Scottish family tree, they have more than 100 million records to look through. | ||
The comprehensive choice of Scottish records includes: | The comprehensive choice of Scottish records includes: | ||
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:*Catholic Parish Registers | :*Catholic Parish Registers | ||
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:*Wills & Testaments | :*Wills & Testaments | ||
:*Coats of Arms | :*Coats of Arms | ||
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For more detail on | For more detail on record availability, see [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/Content/Help/index.aspx?r=554&413 Guides.] For the content guide to what records are on the site, see [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/record-guides-alphabetical Guides A-Z.] More information on the site, its contents, and instructions for using it can be found in the [[ScotlandsPeople|ScotlandsPeople Wiki article]]. Indexes may be searched for free, and there is a pay per view fee to see the digitized record. | ||
== Census == | == Census == | ||