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Title: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: Welsh terrier on Friday 20 April 12 15:58 BST (UK)

Is there a way to research who lived in a particular house without having the names of the people ?
I am trying to discover who lived in our farm.prior to 1860's.
It was rented out by a landowner whose family eventually sold on in 1950's.

Any help much appreciated

W/T

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: ev on Friday 20 April 12 16:34 BST (UK)

Hi WT ,

You could try the freeCEN website
It has the 1841 , 1851, and 1861 Census transcriptions for Caithness

You can do an address search on there
What information do you have ?

ev

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: GrahamSimons on Friday 20 April 12 16:51 BST (UK)

You could ask the North Highland Archive: contacts are given in this link:

http://www.caithness.org/community/museums/nha/index.htm

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: Welsh terrier on Friday 20 April 12 18:07 BST (UK)

Thank you ev, just tried freecen but came back with no results.
There is a possibilty that the farm changed it's name once out of Crown Estate hands.
W/T

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: Welsh terrier on Friday 20 April 12 18:09 BST (UK)

Thank you Graham for the link....Wick library looks like a good starting point

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: kris47 on Saturday 21 April 12 14:33 BST (UK)

What is the name of the farm & parish?

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: GR2 on Saturday 21 April 12 14:55 BST (UK)

You could find out from the valuation rolls. Remember that "farmer" was often used for a crofter and you can find several crofts of the same name on an estate.

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: Welsh terrier on Sunday 22 April 12 00:15 BST (UK)

I found one tenant in the 1901 Census,
Alexander Dunnet.
Civil Parish:-Olrig
address Hilliclay (farm name).

Think maybe the library the best bet ?

W/T

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: kris47 on Sunday 22 April 12 07:33 BST (UK)

try freecen again with parish Thurso 1861 James Mill age 37  you can also view next households.

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: ev on Sunday 22 April 12 09:12 BST (UK)

You may also want to try Hilly Clay , Olrig in 1851

and

Hilly Clay or Hillyclay , Olrig in 1841

You can enter Hil* on the freeCEN search , with Census place set at Olrig

Olrig is on 1841 , 1851 , 1861 , 1871 , and 1881 on freeCEN

As GR2 posted there there may have been several crofts at that location

ev

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: Welsh terrier on Sunday 22 April 12 15:39 BST (UK)

Thank you ev. Have found 1841,51, and 61 but unable to get 1871/1881.
W/T

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: ev on Sunday 22 April 12 16:14 BST (UK)

Looks like it's under Hilliclay , Olrig in 1871/81

Hilliclay Farm House(New House (in 1871) Younger family

or

Hse at Hilliclay Farm(Old Hse - Younger family

Both heads of families joint farmers of 450 acres(brothers ?)

ev

Title: Re: Researching Property in Caithness
Post by: Welsh terrier on Sunday 22 April 12 17:12 BST (UK)

Thank you ev, that is the place.
Thank-you for all your help,

W/T