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==History==
Caithness is the furthest north county of mainland Scotland. It is bounded on the north by the Pentland Firth, on the east and south-east by the North Sea, and on the west and south-west by the county of Sutherland. It is about forty-three miles in length and thirty miles in breadth and comprises an area of 618 square miles or 395,520 acres.


Caithness-shire is&nbsp;the furthest north county of mainland Scotland.&nbsp; It is&nbsp;bounded on the north by the Pentland Firth, on the east and south-east by the North Sea, and on the west and south-west by the county of Sutherland.&nbsp; It is about forty-three miles in length and thirty miles in breadth and comprises an area of 618 square miles or 395,520 acres.&nbsp;
On account of its remote situation, Caithness is connected with few historical events of importance except occasional hostilities with the Danes and Norwegians.


On account of its remote situation, Caithness is connected with few historical events of importance except occasional hostilities with the Danes and Norwegians.&nbsp;&nbsp;Many of the men of Caithness attended James IV at the battle of Flodden Field [September 9, 1513], under the&nbsp;leadership of the Earl of Caithness, and&nbsp;scarcely an individual survived that fatal conflict.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&nbsp;includes ten parishes and&nbsp;the two civil districts of Wick and Thurso.&nbsp; It contains the royal burgh of Wick, which is the county town and the seat of the sheriff court, and the town of Thurso, with a few villages.  
The population in 1851 was 36,343.<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 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>


The&nbsp;surface of the county is generally level with the exception of some mountainous tracts on the borders of&nbsp;Sutherland, and a few eminences in other parts.&nbsp; The plain of Caithness, extending to the Pentland Firth, comprises about four-fifths of the land.&nbsp; The coast is bold, rocky, and precipitous, indented with numerous&nbsp;bays and marked by lofty&nbsp;promontories.&nbsp; Along the shores of the Pentland Firth and the North Sea are caverns in the rocks.&nbsp; The island of Stroma, in the Firth, forms part of the county.&nbsp;
== ScotlandsPeople: An Important Online Source ==


A little more than a fifth of the land is in cultivation and the remainder is mostly moor.&nbsp; The herring-fishery off the east coast was once extensive and lucrative, indeed the most important in Britain in the 19th century.&nbsp; There is a spacious harbour at Wick, besides several other small harbours for the vessels engaged in the fisheries.&nbsp; Wick harbour now (2012) has a marina for yachts and other small boats. Few fishing vessels now use the harbour, though occasional cargo ships deliver fertiliser, timber, or parts for wind turbines or undersea pipelines.<br>
'''[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 population in 1851 was 36,343.  
The comprehensive choice of Scottish records includes:
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:*Old Parish Registers
:*Catholic Parish Registers
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:*CPR Others
:*Census
:*Valuation Rolls
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:*Soldiers’ Wills
:*Wills & Testaments
:*Coats of Arms
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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.


('''Source:'''&nbsp; Samuel Lewis' ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', 2nd ed., 1851.&nbsp; FHL book 941 E5L.)
== Census  ==
Many census records have been indexed by surname. Some indexes cover one parish (and will be listed in the Wiki on the parish page) and some indexes are for the county as a whole. The FamilySearch Library has county-wide census placename indexes for Caithness for {{FSC|709732|title-id|disp=1881}}. Click [[Caithness Census Surname Index|here for]] other census indexes available at the library.  


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*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople], index, images, free index, pay per view ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2016000|Scotland Census, 1841}}, no images. Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10979/1841-scotland-census MyHeritage], index ($); [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1841-england-wales-and-scotland-census findmypast], index ($); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1004 Ancestry.com], index ($).
*{{RecordSearch|2028673|Scotland Census, 1851}}, no images. Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10980/1851-scotland-census MyHeritage], index ($); [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1851-england-wales-and-scotland-census findmypast], index ($); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1076 Ancestry.com], index ($).
*{{RecordSearch|2028677|Scotland Census, 1861}}, no images. Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10978/1861-scotland-census MyHeritage], index ($); [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1861-england-wales-and-scotland-census findmypast], index ($); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1080 Ancestry.com], index ($).
*{{RecordSearch|2028678|Scotland Census, 1871}}, no images. Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10976/1871-scotland-census MyHeritage], index ($); [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1871-england-wales-and-scotland-census findmypast], index ($); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1104 Ancestry.com], index ($).
*{{RecordSearch|2046756|Scotland Census, 1881}}, no images. Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10977/1881-scotland-census MyHeritage], index ($); [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1881-england-wales-and-scotland-census findmypast], index ($); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1119 Ancestry.com], index ($).
*{{RecordSearch|2046943|Scotland Census, 1891}}, no images. Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10974/1891-scotland-census MyHeritage], index ($); [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1891-england-wales-and-scotland-census findmypast], index ($); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1108 Ancestry.com], index ($).
*{{RecordSearch|3212239|Scotland Census, 1901}} at FamilySearch — index.
*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Scotland Census, 1901], index and images ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10975/1901-scotland-census MyHeritage], index ($); [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1901-england-wales-and-scotland-census findmypast], index ($); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1101 Ancestry.com], index ($).
*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Scotland Census, 1911], index and images ($).


== Parishes  ==
== Parishes  ==


Here is a list of the historic parishes for the county of Caithness.&nbsp; Click on the parish name to see information about records.<br>
Some of the Caithness parish records are indexed in [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5850 '''Caithness, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records''']. <br>
::This database is a collection of historical parish registers from the county of Caithness in the country of Scotland. The 9,100 records in this collection can range in date from the early 1500s to the mid- to late-1800s. The records include baptisms/christenings, burials, marriages, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, tax lists, wills, and other miscellaneous types of records. Also included are some records from non-conformist churches.  You will find interesting phonetic spelling. Some of the records may be in Latin or even a Welsh or Scottish dialect. Due to the nature of the records and because the records were originally compiled by a third party, it is difficult to absolutely verify the completeness and validity of the data.  


[[Watten, Caithness, Scotland|Watten]] 42
Here is a list of the historic parishes for the county of Caithness.  Click on the parish name to see information about records. Click on this link to see an [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-caithness.htm '''outline map of Caithness parishes.''']  


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| [[Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland|Canisbay]]  
| [[Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy|Canisbay]]  
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| [[Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland|Dunnet]]  
| [[Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy|Dunnet]]  
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| [[Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland|Halkirk]]  
| [[Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy|Halkirk]]  
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| [[Latheron, Caithness, Scotland|Latheron]]  
| [[Latheron, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy|Latheron]]  
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| [[Olrig, Caithness, Scotland|Olrig]]  
| [[Olrig, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy|Olrig]]  
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| [[Reay, Caithness, Scotland|Reay]]  
| [[Reay, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy|Reay]]  
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| [[Thurso, Caithness, Scotland|Thurso]]  
| [[Thurso, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy|Thurso]]  
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|[[Watten, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy|Watten]]
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==Church Records==
*'''1658-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2390848|Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919}} at FamilySearch — index
*'''1736-1990''' {{RecordSearch|2421466|Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990}} at FamilySearch — index


==Civil Registration or Statutory Registers==


 
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== Probate ==
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Probate writs, deeds, commissary court records, and other matters related to probate are available on microfilm. [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/331047?availability=Family%20History%20Library]
For details on information found in statutory registers and other methods of searching them, see '''[[Scotland Statutory Registers - Vital Records|Scotland Statutory Registers - Vital Records]]'''.
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| bgcolor="#f7f3b1" colspan="3" | <center>Images and Indexes Available at '''{{H:title|This is the primary website for Scotland Research where you can access civil registration, census, and parish records. It also has probate indexes. View images online or order documents |http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/|label=ScotlandsPeople Website|link=yes|dotted=no|external=yes}} ($)'''</center>
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| '''Births'''
| 1855-1921
| rowspan="3" | '''◊ScotlandsPeople''' Website has indexes to 2021.
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| 1855-1946
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| '''Deaths'''
| 1855-1971
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== Cemeteries  ==
== Cemeteries  ==
A list of cemeteries in Caithness is available from Caithness.org.  Some with monumental inscriptions and photographs.  [ www.caithnessfhs.org.uk/]
A list of cemeteries in Caithness is available from [http://www.caithnessfhs.org.uk/ Caithness.org]. 


'''Published cemetery resources'''
'''Published cemetery resources'''
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[Edinburgh] : Scottish Genealogy Society, 1992. Multiple volumes.
[Edinburgh] : Scottish Genealogy Society, 1992. Multiple volumes.


== Census  ==
==Maps==
 
Indexes of the Scotland census 1841-1911 is available on Ancestry.com 
[http://www.ancestry.com]
 
Images of the Scotland census are available as a pay per view from the website Scotlandspeople
[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/]
 
The Family History Library has&nbsp;county-wide census indexes for&nbsp;Caithness-shire&nbsp;for {{FHL|734135|title-id|disp=1881}}.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
The library also has a collection of census surname indexes for different places within Caithness-shire. Click [[Caithness Census Surname Index|here]] to see a table listing these other census surname indexes that are available at the library.<br>
 
<br>
 
== Helpful Websites  ==
 
*Caithness Family History Society&nbsp;[http://www.caithnessfhs.org.uk/ www.caithnessfhs.org.uk/]
*Caithness Archive Center [http://www.highlandarchives.org.uk/caithness.asp www.highlandarchives.org.uk/caithness.asp]
*Caithness.org. A community website that offers This website links to the history of Caithness, cemeteries and other information on the county.[http://www.caithness.org/history/familyhistory/ www.caithness.org/history/familyhistory/]
*Highland Family History Society [http://www.highlandfamilyhistorysociety.org/ www.highlandfamilyhistorysociety.org/]
*Caithness Resources and help pages on [http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=92.0 RootsChat Caithness Resources and help pages. (Free)].
 
*[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/caithnessgenealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - Caithness]
 
 


*[http://maps.nls.uk/counties/ National Library of Scotland map collection]


== Maps and Gazetteers ==
== Maps and Gazetteers ==
   
   
Click [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-caithness.htm here] to see an outline map of the parishes of Caithness.


   
The National Library of Scotland has an extensive collection of maps of Caithness. These maps are high resolution and may be zoomed to a particular town or village.  A complete list of maps may be found on the  [http://maps.nls.uk/counties/index.html#caithness National Library of Scotland website.]


Click on the map at the right to see a larger version, and click again on the larger map. Next, click on the ‘Expand’ button when it appears in the lower right-hand corner of the map.  
[http://www.scottish-places.info/counties/countyhistory7.html# Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical], edited by Francis H. Groome and originally published in parts by Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh between 1882 and 1885.


[[Image:Caithness.jpg|thumb|right]]  
== Poorhouse Records  ==
'''NOTE:''' Workhouses in Scotland were commonly known as ''poorhouses''. For more information on Scottish poorhouses, go to the [[Scotland_Poorhouses,_Poor_Law,_Etc#Poorhouses|Scotland Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc]] page.


Click [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-caithness.htm here] to see an outline map of the parishes of Caithness.
There were two workhouses in this county:  


*[http://workhouses.org.uk/Latheron/ Latheron Combination]
*[http://workhouses.org.uk/Thurso/ Thurso Combination]


A description with drawings and photos of the workhouses today along with databases of those living there from the 1881 Census are provided on the links above located on the site entitled '''''[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/ The Workhouse: The story of an institution...]''''' which is owned and operated by Peter Higginbotham.


== Probate ==


The National Library of Scotland has an extensive collection of maps of Caithness.  These maps are high resolution and may be zoomed to a particular town or village.  A complete list of maps may be found on the National Library of Scotland website.  [[http://www.example.com link title][http://maps.nls.uk/counties/index.html#caithness]
Probate writs, deeds, commissary court records, and other matters related to probate are available on microfilm.  [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/331047]


== Publications  ==


*Journal of the Highland Family History Society- The website of the society has an index to articles with information on obtaining copies.[http://www.highlandfamilyhistorysociety.org/HFHSArticleTopicIndex1.htm Topic Index]<br>
*[http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Downloads.aspx The Scottish Genealogist], publication of the Scottish Genealogical Society. The website offers a downloaded index to articles with information on how to obtain copies.


Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical, edited by Francis H. Groome and originally published in parts by Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh between 1882 and 1885. 
== Archives ==
http://www.scottish-places.info/counties/countyhistory7.html#
[https://www.highlifehighland.com/highland-archive-centre/ The Highland Archive Centre]<br> Bught Road<br> Inverness<br> IV3 5SS<br> Scotland<br> Phone: +44 (0)1463 256444<br> Email: [mailto:archives@highlifehighland.com archives@highlifehighland.com]<br>


== Poorhouse Records  ==
==Societies==


*There are two poorhouses:
[https://caithnessfhs.org.uk/ Caithness Family History Society]<br>
*[http://workhouses.org.uk/Latheron/ Latheron Combination]  
Dwarick Park<br> Dunnet<br> By THURSO<br> Caithness<br> KW14 8XD<br> Scotland<br>
*[http://workhouses.org.uk/Thurso/ Thurso Combination]




[https://www.scotsgenealogy.com/ Scottish Genealogy Society]<br>
15 Victoria Terrace<br>
Edinburgh<br>
EH1 2JL<br>
Scotland<br>
Phone: 0131 220 3677<br>
Email: [mailto:enquiries@scotsgenealogy.com enquiries@scotsgenealogy.com]<br>


==Websites  ==


== Publications  ==
*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=92.0 RootsChat Caithness Resources]
 
*Journal of the Highland Family History Society- The website of the society has an index to articles with information on obtaining copies.[http://www.highlandfamilyhistorysociety.org/HFHSArticleTopicIndex1.htm www.highlandfamilyhistorysociety.org/HFHSArticleTopicIndex1.htm]<br>
*The Scottish Genealogist- publication of the Scottish Genealogical Society. The website offers a downloaded index to articles with information on how to obtain copies. &nbsp;[http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Downloads.aspx www.scotsgenealogy.com/Downloads.aspx]


<br>  
== References ==
<references />


[http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Downloads.aspx Caithness]
[[Category:Caithness, Scotland]] [[Category:Counties of Scotland]]

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Guide to Caithness County ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Caithness County

History[edit | edit source]

Caithness is the furthest north county of mainland Scotland. It is bounded on the north by the Pentland Firth, on the east and south-east by the North Sea, and on the west and south-west by the county of Sutherland. It is about forty-three miles in length and thirty miles in breadth and comprises an area of 618 square miles or 395,520 acres.

On account of its remote situation, Caithness is connected with few historical events of importance except occasional hostilities with the Danes and Norwegians.

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.[1][2]

ScotlandsPeople: An Important Online Source[edit | edit source]

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:

  • Statutory Registers
  • Old Parish Registers
  • Catholic Parish Registers
  • CPR Others
  • Census
  • Valuation Rolls
  • Soldiers’ Wills
  • Wills & Testaments
  • Coats of Arms

For more detail on record availability, see Guides. For the content guide to what records are on the site, see Guides A-Z. More information on the site, its contents, and instructions for using it can be found in the ScotlandsPeople Wiki article. Indexes may be searched for free, and there is a pay per view fee to see the digitized record.

Census[edit | edit source]

Many census records have been indexed by surname. Some indexes cover one parish (and will be listed in the Wiki on the parish page) and some indexes are for the county as a whole. The FamilySearch Library has county-wide census placename indexes for Caithness for 1881. Click here for other census indexes available at the library.

Parishes[edit | edit source]

Some of the Caithness parish records are indexed in Caithness, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records.

This database is a collection of historical parish registers from the county of Caithness in the country of Scotland. The 9,100 records in this collection can range in date from the early 1500s to the mid- to late-1800s. The records include baptisms/christenings, burials, marriages, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, tax lists, wills, and other miscellaneous types of records. Also included are some records from non-conformist churches. You will find interesting phonetic spelling. Some of the records may be in Latin or even a Welsh or Scottish dialect. Due to the nature of the records and because the records were originally compiled by a third party, it is difficult to absolutely verify the completeness and validity of the data.

Here is a list of the historic parishes for the county of Caithness. Click on the parish name to see information about records. Click on this link to see an outline map of Caithness parishes.

Parish No.
Bower 34
Canisbay 35
Dunnet 36
Halkirk 37
Latheron 38
Olrig 39
Reay 40
Thurso 41
Watten 42
Wick 43

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration or Statutory Registers[edit | edit source]

For details on information found in statutory registers and other methods of searching them, see Scotland Statutory Registers - Vital Records.

Refer to the ScotlandsPeople Wiki article.
Images and Indexes Available at ScotlandsPeople Website ($)
Images-Years
Indexes
Births 1855-1921 ◊ScotlandsPeople Website has indexes to 2021.
Marriages 1855-1946
Deaths 1855-1971

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

A list of cemeteries in Caithness is available from Caithness.org.

Published cemetery resources Caithness monumental inscriptions (pre-1855) / edited by A.S. Cowper & I. Ross. [Edinburgh] : Scottish Genealogy Society, 1992. Multiple volumes.

Maps[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Click here to see an outline map of the parishes of Caithness.

The National Library of Scotland has an extensive collection of maps of Caithness. These maps are high resolution and may be zoomed to a particular town or village. A complete list of maps may be found on the National Library of Scotland website.

Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical, edited by Francis H. Groome and originally published in parts by Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh between 1882 and 1885.

Poorhouse Records[edit | edit source]

NOTE: Workhouses in Scotland were commonly known as poorhouses. For more information on Scottish poorhouses, go to the Scotland Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc page.

There were two workhouses in this county:

A description with drawings and photos of the workhouses today along with databases of those living there from the 1881 Census are provided on the links above located on the site entitled The Workhouse: The story of an institution... which is owned and operated by Peter Higginbotham.

Probate[edit | edit source]

Probate writs, deeds, commissary court records, and other matters related to probate are available on microfilm. [1]

Publications[edit | edit source]

  • Journal of the Highland Family History Society- The website of the society has an index to articles with information on obtaining copies.Topic Index
  • The Scottish Genealogist, publication of the Scottish Genealogical Society. The website offers a downloaded index to articles with information on how to obtain copies.

Archives[edit | edit source]

The Highland Archive Centre
Bught Road
Inverness
IV3 5SS
Scotland
Phone: +44 (0)1463 256444
Email: archives@highlifehighland.com

Societies[edit | edit source]

Caithness Family History Society
Dwarick Park
Dunnet
By THURSO
Caithness
KW14 8XD
Scotland


Scottish Genealogy Society
15 Victoria Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2JL
Scotland
Phone: 0131 220 3677
Email: enquiries@scotsgenealogy.com

Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 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 7, 2016).
  2. ↑ 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).

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