And the OHFS has transcriptions that you can buy at very reasonable prices for each of the census years by parish - 1821 if you are lucky, 1841, 1851, .... to 1901. See the "publications" section on the website. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Mike Clouston [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 23 September 2005 12:54 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Orkney] OHFS logon Joy Brass wrote: > Am new to this so don't even know what OHFS is! We are looking for > William Brass information in Sandwick--mid 1800's. Sons named William > and Edward went to Pittsburgh. A sister, Mary Brass, lived on the old > farm. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Joy, OFHS is the Orkney Family History Society. You'll find their website at http://www.orkneyfhs.co.uk/ Another useful website is http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~relys4u/R4U_Update/Orkney/ which is an index of the 1841 census for Orkney. Select the parish you want, in your case Sandwick, and you'll find several Brass surnames there. There are two Mary Brass. Take your pick! Sadly there are a huge amount of transcription and typing errors. All registers for Scotland since 1855 and the censuses for 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 are viewable on-line at a price at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Good luck with your research -- Mike Clouston ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== >>>>TIP: When when posting your research interests, include the surnames in your subject line - this will improve our list archive and assist future researchers.<<<< ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx