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| | + | '''The content of this page has been moved to a new location in the Reference Library which can be accessed via the <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.familytreeforum.com/content.php Home Page]</span> of the forum.''' |
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| − | The county of Caithness includes the well known place of John o'Groats, traditionally used in many "end to end" record attempts and charity walks etc. The county town is Wick, and much of the council administration is also based in the town. Thurso also serves as another populous town in the county.<br>
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| − | The village of Reay was at one time partly in the adjacent county of Sutherland. Caithness is generally quite low lying, in stark contrast to the region generally which is known as The Highlands, but the highest point (known as Morven) stands just over 700 metres above sea levell.<br>
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| − | Norse settlers arrived (most likely in the 10th century) and although now mostly ruins, many of the castles around the coastal areas were originally built by the settlers, many of the place names and surnames in the region have Nordic origins.<br>
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| − | ==Register Offices==
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| − | '''Wick'''<br>
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| − | Mrs Margaret Wood<br>
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| − | Town Hall<br>
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| − | Bridge Street<br>
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| − | Wick <br>
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| − | KW1 4AN<br>
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| − | Tel/Fax (01955) 605713<br>
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| − | '''Thurso'''<br>
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| − | Thurso, Strathy and Mey<br>
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| − | Mr Peter Jones, Asst. Registrar<br>
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| − | Library Buildings<br>
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| − | Davidson's Lane<br>
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| − | Thurso<br>
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| − | KW14 7AF <br>
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| − | Tel (01847) 892786<br>
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| − | Mon-Fri 10-1 and 2-4
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| − | ==Links==
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| − | '''General Links'''
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| − | The following links are provided by caithness.org<br>
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| − | *[http://www.caithness.org/links/maps/index.htm Maps of Caithness]<br>
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| − | *[http://www.caithness.org/history/familyhistory/ Family History]<br>
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| − | *[http://www.caithness.org/history/ Caithness History Portal]<br>
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| − | *[http://www.caithness.org/phototest/index.htm Caithness Photographs]<br>
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| − | *[http://www.cursiter.com/ Orkney and Caithness Genealogy]
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| − | '''Library Links'''
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| − | [http://www.caithness.org/community/libraries/wicklibrary/index.htm Wick Library]<br>
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| − | Sinclair Terrace<br>
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| − | Wick<br>
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| − | KW1 5AB<br>
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| − | Tel 01955 602864<br>
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| − | [http://www.caithness.org/community/libraries/thursolibrary/index.htm Thurso Library]<br>
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| − | Davidson's Lane<br>
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| − | Thurso<br>
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| − | KW14 7AF<br>
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| − | Tel 01847 893237<br>
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| − | '''Archives'''
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyCaithness.htm#PageTitle IGI Caithness]
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| − | *[http://www.caithness.org/community/libraries/wicklibrary/index.htm Wick Library Houses the Local Archives Collection]
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| − | *[http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisure/archives/northhighlandarchives/ North Highland Archives]
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| − | '''Family History Society'''
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| − | *[http://www.caithnessfhs.org.uk/index.htm Caithness FHS]<br>
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| − | *[http://www.highlandfhs.org.uk/ Highland FHS]
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| − | '''Monumental Inscriptions and Burial Records'''
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| − | *[http://graven-images.org.uk/ Images and inscriptions from Latheron Old, Clyth and Latheron New cemeteries]
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| − | *[http://www.geocities.com/andrew_gannel/index.html Burials in the Auld Kirkyard at Tullibody]
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| − | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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| − | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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| − | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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| − | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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