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Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy (view source)
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''[[Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Caithness-shire, Scotland|Caithness-shire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Dunnet'' | ''[[Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Caithness-shire, Scotland|Caithness-shire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Dunnet'' | ||
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DUNNET, a sea-port and '''parish''', in the county of Caithness, 9 miles (E. N. E.) from Thurso. This parish, of which the origin of the name is involved in obscurity, is one of the most northerly in Scotland. The church, which is very ancient, is a plain oblong building, with a tower at the west end; in 1836-7 it underwent a thorough repair, having been re-roofed, and enlarged by a capacious aisle, and it is now a commodious and comfortable place of worship.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43435#s12 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 7 August 2014.</ref> | DUNNET, a sea-port and '''parish''', in the county of Caithness, 9 miles (E. N. E.) from Thurso. This parish, of which the origin of the name is involved in obscurity, is one of the most northerly in Scotland. The church, which is very ancient, is a plain oblong building, with a tower at the west end; in 1836-7 it underwent a thorough repair, having been re-roofed, and enlarged by a capacious aisle, and it is now a commodious and comfortable place of worship.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43435#s12 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 7 August 2014.</ref> | ||
The name Dunnet is apparently derived from the Gaelic ''Dun'', signifying hill. The names of many places in the parish are, however, of Danish extraction, as ''Ratter, Syster, Reaster, Sunnigoe, Ashigoe, Getterigoe'', etc. It is bounded on the north and north-east, by the Pentland Firth; on the east and south-east, by the parishes of Canisbay and Bower; on the south, by Bower and Olrig; and on the south-west and west, by Olrig and Dunnet bay. | <br> The name Dunnet is apparently derived from the Gaelic ''Dun'', signifying hill. The names of many places in the parish are, however, of Danish extraction, as ''Ratter, Syster, Reaster, Sunnigoe, Ashigoe, Getterigoe'', etc. It is bounded on the north and north-east, by the Pentland Firth; on the east and south-east, by the parishes of Canisbay and Bower; on the south, by Bower and Olrig; and on the south-west and west, by Olrig and Dunnet bay. | ||
Thurso and Wick are the market-towns. There is nothing that can be called a village in the parish. | Thurso and Wick are the market-towns. There is nothing that can be called a village in the parish. | ||
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The 1901 census of Scotland | The 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 census of Scotland are indexed and imaged on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.] To use it, you must register and pay a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1911, are indexed on this website. It may be easier for you to pay to use the website rather than access the separate indexes through the library. | ||
= Church Records<br> = | = Church Records<br> = | ||
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'''History—'''<br>Services for followers of the Free Church were provided soon after the Disruption in 1843, and the charge was sanctioned in August 1843. Many families who were seafarers later moved to larger seaports with the advent of steam power, and the population in Dunnet began to decline.<br>'''Membership:''' 1855, 330 including adherents; 1900, 90.<br>'''Source: '''''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, ''1843-1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. {{FHL|918572|film|disp=Film #918572}}. More details are given in the source. | '''History—'''<br>Services for followers of the Free Church were provided soon after the Disruption in 1843, and the charge was sanctioned in August 1843. Many families who were seafarers later moved to larger seaports with the advent of steam power, and the population in Dunnet began to decline.<br>'''Membership:''' 1855, 330 including adherents; 1900, 90.<br>'''Source: '''''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, ''1843-1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. {{FHL|918572|film|disp=Film #918572}}. More details are given in the source. | ||
'''Records—'''<br>Baptisms 1843-1897<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/913. | '''Records—''' | ||
Transcribed Births and Baptisms 1843-1867 & 1872-1897 and Marriages 1845-1847 Compiled by Stuart Farrell and publication through the Highland Family History Society. Also Family History Library British Book 941.13 K2f Salt Lake City, Utah<br>Baptisms 1843-1897<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/913. | |||
=== Scarfskerry Baptist Church === | === Scarfskerry Baptist Church === | ||
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= Probate Records<br> = | = Probate Records<br> = | ||
Dunnet was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Caithness until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Wick. Probate records for 1513- | Dunnet was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Caithness until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Wick. Probate records for 1513- 1925 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]. You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Caithness and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Caithness.<br><br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Caithness. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Caithness and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> | ||
Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records]]. <br> | Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records]]. <br> | ||