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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 | 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 (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 == | == ScotlandsPeople: An Important Online Source == | ||
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== Probate == | == Probate == | ||
Probate writs, deeds, commissary court records, and other matters related to probate are available on microfilm. [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/331047 | Probate writs, deeds, commissary court records, and other matters related to probate are available on microfilm. [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/331047] | ||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||