Cyndi's List - United Kingdom & Ireland - Scotland - Counties - Orkney

Familia

Directory of family history resources held in public libraries in the UK and Ireland. Provides information about the libraries and their holdings.
- Scotland
  - Orkney Islands
Family History Library Catalog

From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- Scotland
  - Orkney
General Register Office for Scotland Home Page
- Irregular Border and Scottish Runaway Marriages
- Leaflet S1 - List of Main Records in the Care of the Registrar General
- Leaflet S11 - The 1901 Census of Scotland and Digital Imaging of the Genealogical Records of Scotland's People
- Leaflet S2 - Searching by Our Staff for a Particular Event ('Particular Search')
- Leaflet S3 - Guidance for General Search Customers in New Register House
- Leaflet S4 - Group Evening Visits to New Register House
- Official government source for Scottish genealogy, census and family research - ScotlandsPeople
  
  Online searchable index of Scottish births from 1553-1901, marriages from 1553 to 1926 and deaths from 1855 to 1951. In addition, indexed census data is available from 1881 to 1901.
- Registrar's Directory
  
  Alphabetical list of registrars of births, deaths and marriages in Scotland.
The National Archives (U.K.)

Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom.
- Family History
- House History
- Local History
- Military History
- Search Our Collections
  - 1901 Census of England and Wales Online
    
    Pay-for-use online searchable index with online images available.
  - DocumentsOnline
    
    Searching the index is free. There is a small fee to download a digital image of a document.
  - Moving Here - 200 years of Migration to England
  - National Archives of Scotland
    
    The National Archives of Scotland based in Edinburgh, has one of the most varied collection of archives in the British Isles. It is the main archive for sources on the history of Scotland as a separate kingdom, her role in the British Isles and the links between Scotland and many other countries over the centuries. The NAS holds records spanning the 12th to the 21st centuries, touching on virtually every aspect of Scottish life.
    - Family History
      - NAS Family History Fact Sheets
    - Scottish Handwriting.com
      
      Online Tutorial in the Palaeography of Scottish Documents 1500-1750.
- The Catalogue
  
  Descriptions of more than 10 million records held by The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. The visitor may either search or browse through the descriptions. Images of the documents are not available. Visitors can request copies online and can also place advance orders for the day of their visit.
  - Help
  - Research Guides: A to Z
    
    This is an alphabetical list of the topical Research Guides. The guides help you find what you need in the catalogue, so this should be the first thing you consult.

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