Orkney Family History Society

Do you have Orcadian roots?

Do you know what the Top Ten Surnames were in 1841-1911 ? click here to see the table.

What's on:

Thursday 9 February 2012
Dr Donna Heddle, Director, Centre for Nordic Studies
Subject: The History of Surnames
7.30 p.m. in St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall

View the current programme of events, non members are welcome to attend.

Members Pages

Members can view additional Society information and have access to the following online resources:
Census, Members Page, Message board, M.I.'s, Parishes, Resources,
Sib Folk News, Trees.

For more details about membership and to Subscribe online visit the Membership page.

Monumental Inscriptions in Burray

These have now been transcribed and are available in a booklet, see the Publications page.