>Have you checked the Scottish GRO on line? (Scots Origins at >http://209.130.76.71/cgi-local/user.pl) I found my great-great-grandfather's >death records in the OPRs (see below). They have them indexed and if you >happen on one that looks like a match you have to order the copy of the >extract. Being good Scots they make a few pounds on the deal. > >Hope this helps. > >Phil Pursley > >from an Extract of an entry in a REGISTER of DEATHS for the Parish of Stronsay >in the County of Orkney > >#10 Williamson, George fisherman (Married) died: 1858 December twenty second >at 11:45 A.M. Village of Whitehall - Male age 44 - Parents: Andrew >Williamson, Fisherman and Barbara Williamson Maiden name Leslie - cause of >death: Consumption 8 months - place of burial: St Peter's Burying Ground >Stronsay certified by John Irvine Gravedigger - Informant: Laurence(Sp?) >Williamson Brother who was Present at death > I guess the Death records begin before 1861 but I don't believe they were consistantly kept in all parishes at the same time. Somewhere on line I've seen information about the years the began by parish - also I believe some records were lost in a fire. Regards, Anne M. Rendall volunteer host Orkney GenWeb and Orkney-L http://rendall.net/orkney/