Unless you're in Kirkwall, Stromness or St Margaret's Hope, there are no "street addresses". The place names refer to "townlands" and crofts, not towns. David, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Middleton-Promo-2671 <jackiem@citytv.com> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 10:47 PM Subject: [ORKNEY] census question > I'm thinking that the next step in my search for Orkney ancestors is to > examine > the various census. The marriage certificate I have for my Great > Grandparents > lists the town, but no street address. Is this omission common on Orkney > documents? > Is it possible to do a census search for Orkney with only the town name?? > > Jackie > >