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The first three chapters of this book introduce the locations where the relevant genealogical material can be found, and summarise the records held there and how these may be accessed. The next five chapters dicuss the context, content, and relevance of the individual sources, including census returns and various indexes and copies of records relating to births, marriages and deaths; land ownership; former Orcadians in their roles as pupils, communicants, electors, jurymen, landowners, tenants, taxpayers and paupers; church records, deeds and estate records, newspapers and directories; Orkney's social history -- Preface

Author

James M. Irvine

Publisher

James M Irvine

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780954457112

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography