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Title: Orkney resources
Post by: Scottish Janealogy on Tuesday 04 March 14 14:28 GMT (UK)

Specific islands:
Families connected with the island of Eday mainly - http://www.raymillar.co.uk/
Grays in the north isles of Orkney - http://genealogy.northern-skies.net/gray.php?number=1
Rousay Roots - http://www.rousayroots.com/
North Walls and Brims, Hoy - http://www.janealogy.co.uk/north-walls-and-brims/ (my own very new pages)

Extracts from Register of Deceased Seamen relating to the Orkneys - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~econnolly/register/index.html

Title: Re: Orkney resources
Post by: Gypsy Scholar on Wednesday 10 August 16 09:39 BST (UK)

Would you have anything on Papa Westray and Westray?

Title: Re: Orkney resources
Post by: Scottish Janealogy on Thursday 11 August 16 12:18 BST (UK)

You could try

• Grays in the North Isles of Orkney http://genealogy.northern-skies.net/gray.php?number=1  Mainly Westray, Papa Westray and Eday; also some Allans in Westray (just noticed I'd already posted this one)
• Westray Heritage Centre http://www.westrayheritage.co.uk/
• Westray Genealogy Group on Facebook (you need to ask to join) https://www.facebook.com/groups/421607121379936/ 

There is a very new heritage centre in Papa Westray in the old Kelp Store but I haven't yet found a website for it.

General site: http://westraypapawestray.co.uk/

Don't forget the resources at Orkney Family History Society too - http://www.orkneyfhs.co.uk

Title: Re: Orkney resources
Post by: Gypsy Scholar on Thursday 11 August 16 13:40 BST (UK)

Thank you,
I will have fun exploring these. I have covered quite a lot of territory back to the mid 18th century, but now building the connections with other families.

Title: Re: Orkney resources
Post by: Hinso on Tuesday 16 August 16 17:06 BST (UK)

The website for Papa Westray is www.papawestray.co.uk. This includes links to Facebook pages where you can ask for specific help.

Title: Re: Orkney resources
Post by: Burrow Digger on Sunday 30 April 17 21:34 BST (UK)

SOUTH RONALDSAY OPR and 1821 census records available from this website - http://www.southronaldsay.net/1821/

Title: Re: Orkney resources
Post by: Joyful on Monday 01 May 17 00:32 BST (UK)

www.southronaldsay.net (http://www.southronaldsay.net) is a fantastic resource and a meticulously kept site 8)

Also, the OFHSociety is another wonderful site and the staff are very helpful if you have

queries. Membership is reasonable ;)

Orkney archives is another wonderful site for Orkney research and is actually in the same building

as the OFHS and on the same floor :)

Title: Re: Orkney resources
Post by: Scottish Janealogy on Friday 05 May 17 12:23 BST (UK)

I now have indexes for the Walls, Orkney, Kirk Session records 1837-1875, on my website http://www.janealogy.co.uk/north-walls-and-brims/kirk-session-records/