Caithness records

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Lybster Free Church Baptisms 1844 - 1854

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Extraction of baptisms for Lybster Free Church 1844 - 1854. NRS Reference CH3/882/2. This record set contains 183 entries (in PDF format), and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before.

Bower
Canisbay
Dunnet
Halkirk
Latheron
Olrig
Reay
Thurso
Watten
Wick

Common surnames in Caithness in 1841

Rank	Surname	Per 100,000
1	Sutherland	7104
2	Mackay	6340
3	Gunn	3839
4	Sinclair	3703
5	Miller	2737
6	Campbell	2479
7	Manson	2460
8	Bain	2409
9	Henderson	2364
10	Swanson	2116
11	Macdonald	2090
12	Macleod	1810
13	Bruce	1445
14	Bremner	1405
15	Cormack	1312
16	Ross	1262
17	Munro	1195
18	Mackenzie	1155
19	Dunnet	1091
20	Calder	1078
21	Murray	974
22	Mowat	902
23	Grant	772
24	Budge	734
25	Waters	732
26	Robertson	689
27	Taylor	665
28	Forbes	660
29	Smith	657
30	Coghill	657
31	Steven	636
32	Macbeath	633
33	Reid	617
34	Doull	583
35	Shearer	561
36	Williamson	529
37	Banks	513
38	Tait	479
39	Davidson	468
40	Fraser	463
41	Macpherson	444
42	Finlayson	436
43	Simpson	431
44	Alexander	428
45	Angus	423
46	Harper	372
47	Thomson	367
48	Keith	359
49	Gow	359
50	Elder	359
51	Rosie	351
52	Anderson	346
53	Malcolm	332
54	Clyne	332
55	Geddes	330
56	Oag	330
57	Mcadie	324
58	Craig	319
59	Innes	306
60	Macgregor	303
61	Gordon	292
62	Mcintosh	290
63	Baikie	290
64	Clark	282
65	Begg	274
66	Gray	271
67	Polson	271
68	Jack	268
69	Stewart	266
70	Donaldson	266
71	Malcom	266
72	Young	263
73	Farquhar	263
74	Dunbar	258
75	Couper	258
76	Andrew	244
77	Wares	244
78	Nicolson	242
79	Sandison	234
80	Allan	229
81	Brims	226
82	Falconer	223
83	Stephen	218
84	Levach	213
85	Nicol	210
86	Cameron	207
87	Paterson	202

Pulteneytown Free Church Baptisms 1845 - 1854

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Extraction of baptisms for Pulteneytown Free Church 1845 - 1854. NRS Reference CH3/888/5. This record set contains 277 entries (in PDF format), and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before.