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2. Principal Libraries with Family History resources
The Orkney Library
Laing Street
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1NW
Tel: 01856 873166
Fax: 01856 875260
Email:
Opening hours:
Other Libraries:
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3. Research Service
Service available?
Yes
Fee-based?
No
Provided by local Record Office?
Yes. Archives staff will carry out searches of OPR's, census, etc. Detailed genealogical searches not possible: enquirers are referred to other agencies
4. Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.
Locations
No
5. Census returns
Orkney 1841-1891
6. Directories
6(a) County and Regional Directories
1868-1930: Peace's Almanacs, held in local collection in Library
6(b) City and Town Directories
1868-1930: Peace's Almanacs, held in local collection in Library
6(c) Telephone Directories
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7. Electoral registers and polls books
7(a) Electoral Registers
1919 to date
7(b) Poll Books
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8. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
1988 Scotland
1993 Orkney and Shetland
9. Unpublished Indexes
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10. Parish Registers
Microfilm of old parish registers for all Orkney parishes
11. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)
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12. Published Transcripts of Archival Material
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13. Other material
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14. Guides to Collections
Handlists available through National Register of Archives (Scotland)
15. Local Record Offices
Orkney Archives
The Orkney Library
Laing Street
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1NW
Tel: 01856 873166
Fax: 01856 875260
Other information
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