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The proprietor of nearly the whole county is the Duke of Sutherland whose ancestors have been the proprietors of the territory since the 13th century. | The proprietor of nearly the whole county is the Duke of Sutherland whose ancestors have been the proprietors of the territory since the 13th century. | ||
The county, which contains thirteen parishes, includes the royal burgh and county-town of Dornoch, and several villages on the coasts. The population of the county in 1851 was 24,782.<ref>Samuel Lewis. ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, England: S. Lewis and Co., 1846), 3 v.: 651, [ | The county, which contains thirteen parishes, includes the royal burgh and county-town of Dornoch, and several villages on the coasts. The population of the county in 1851 was 24,782.<ref>Samuel Lewis. ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, England: S. Lewis and Co., 1846), 3 v.: 651, [FS Library book 941 E5]. Digitized by FamilySearch International, ''FamilySearch.org'', https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216925 (accessed June 20, 2016).</ref><ref>Samuel Lewis. "Stronfernan - Symington (Lanarks)," in ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, 1846), 519-526. ''British History Online'', http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp519-526 (accessed June 7, 2020).</ref> | ||
== ScotlandsPeople: An Important Online Source == | == ScotlandsPeople: An Important Online Source == | ||
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