Caithness

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 & 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. Includes the annual value of the lands and heritages of individual owners.

Cemeteries & Memorials

• 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.

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

  Historical maps of Caithness from the National Library of Scotland.

Societies & Forums

• Caithness Family History Society

  Caithness Family History Society was formed in September 1999. Its aim is to promote an interest in genealogy and to help others trace their roots — especially families originating from Caithness.

• 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.

Additional Records

• GENUKI Caithness

  Browse many links for websites and resources related to genealogy in Caithness.

• Highland Archives

  Many great resources for Caithness including some military records.

• Old Scottish Caithness Archived

  A good site for Scottish research with some unique records for Caithness.