Caithness Family History

Archives

• Caithness Archives
  The Nuclear and Caithness Archives are based at Wick Airport and are home to the archives of the UK civil nuclear industry and the historical archives of the county of Caithness.

Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials

• Canisbay Parish Registers 1652-1666
  An online book that you can browse or search.

Census & Land

• FreeCEN
  Has good coverage of the census records of Caithness.
• Caithness Owners of Land
  Owners of lands and heritages 1872-1873 including the return of the name and address of every owner of one acre and upwards in extent. The annual value of the lands and heritages of individual owners, and owners of less than one acre.

Cemeteries

• Caithness Gravestone Images
  Many images of gravestones from various cemeteries around Caithness. You can also view and download the full size images.
• Caithness Cemeteries Pre-1855 Tombstone Inscriptions
  A list of names and the cemetery where they were buried.

Forums

• RootsChat Caithness
  Ask a question about your Caithness ancestors or just browse the previous posts to see info and links to help with your research.

General Family History

• Genuki Caithness
  Browse many links for websites and resources related to genealogy in Caithness.
• Highland Archives
  Many great resources for Caithness including some military.
• Old Scottish Caithness
  A good site for Scottish research with some unique records for Caithness.

Local History

• Place Names of Canisbay, Caithness
  An old book available online with the place names and a map.
• Caithness Family History
  An online book from long ago with detailed accounts of some local families and their history.

Maps

• Old Caithness Maps

Societies

• Caithness Family History Society
  Caithness Family History Society was formed in September 1999 by a small group of enthusiasts and has already grown to some 350 members worldwide. Its aim is to promote an interest in genealogy and, wherever they can, to help others trace their roots – especially families originating from Caithness.