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Guide to '''Ross and Cromarty County ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | |||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Ross and Cromarty are two historical counties in the north of [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]], under the jurisdiction of one sheriff, and have been considered one county since 1889. They are bounded on the north by Sutherlandshire, on the east by the German Ocean, on the south and south-east by Inverness-shire, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. They extend about 67 miles in length and 58 miles in breadth, comprising an | Ross and Cromarty are two historical counties in the north of [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]], under the jurisdiction of one sheriff, and have been considered one county since 1889. They are bounded on the north by Sutherlandshire, on the east by the German Ocean, on the south and south-east by Inverness-shire, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. They extend about 67 miles in length and 58 miles in breadth, comprising an area of 3799 square miles or 2,431,360 acres, of which 223,560 are Cromarty. Cromarty is a peninsula, called the Black Isle, which lies between the Cromarty and Moray Firths. | ||
The combined counties consist of 31 parishes. They are under three sub-sheriffs who hold their courts at Cromarty and Tain, Dingwall and Fortrose, and Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. The royal burghs are Dingwall, Tain, and Fortrose, the market-towns are Cromarty and Stornoway, which are [[B genealogical glossary terms|burghs of barony]], and there are numerous smaller places. | The combined counties consist of 31 parishes. They are under three sub-sheriffs who hold their courts at Cromarty and Tain, Dingwall and Fortrose, and Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. The royal burghs are Dingwall, Tain, and Fortrose, the market-towns are Cromarty and Stornoway, which are [[B genealogical glossary terms|burghs of barony]], and there are numerous smaller places. | ||
Ross and Cromarty include the districts of Ardross, Easter Ross, Ardmeanach or the Black Isles, Kintail, Strathcarron, and the greater part of the island of Lewis. | Ross and Cromarty include the districts of Ardross, Easter Ross, Ardmeanach or the Black Isles, Kintail, Strathcarron, and the greater part of the island of Lewis. | ||
The population is 1851 was 78,685. | The population is 1851 was 78,685.<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 20, 2016).</ref><ref>Samuel Lewis. "Renton - Ross & Cromarty," in ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, 1846), 416-430. ''British History Online'', http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp416-430 (accessed June 5, 2020).</ref> | ||
== ScotlandsPeople: An Important Online Source == | |||
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[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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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== | ||
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 Family History Library has county-wide census placename indexes for Ross and Cromarty for {{FHL|709732|title-id|disp=1881}}. Click [[Ross and Cromartye Census Surname Index|here for]] other census indexes available at the library. | 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 Family History Library has county-wide census placename indexes for Ross and Cromarty for {{FHL|709732|title-id|disp=1881}}. Click [[Ross and Cromartye Census Surname Index|here for]] other census indexes available at the library. | ||
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*[http://maps.nls.uk/counties/ National Library of Scotland map collection] | *[http://maps.nls.uk/counties/ National Library of Scotland map collection] | ||
== Poorhouse Records== | |||
There were three workhouses in this county: | |||
*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/BlackIsle/ Black Isle Combination (Fortrose)] | |||
*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/EasterRoss/ Easter Ross Combination (Tain)] | |||
*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Lews/ Lews 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. | |||
==Societies== | ==Societies== | ||
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*[http://www.rossandcromartyheritage.org/ Ross & Cromarty Heritage] | *[http://www.rossandcromartyheritage.org/ Ross & Cromarty Heritage] | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Ross_and_Cromarty, Scotland]] | [[Category:Ross_and_Cromarty, Scotland]] | ||
[[Category:Counties of Scotland]] | [[Category:Counties of Scotland]] | ||