Orkney Islands
A group of more than 70 islands and islets—only about 20 of which
are inhabited—in Scotland, lying
about 20 miles (32 km) north of the Scottish mainland, across the strait
known as the Pentland Firth. The Orkney Islands constitute a council area
and belong to the historic county of Orkney.
Scots
Origins Official database of Birth, Marriage and Death Records for
Scotland. Copy certificates can be ordered on-line.
Aberdeen and North East
Scotland Family History Society This area was often a first settling
point for Shetlanders when they left the islands. The Society covers the area of
Kincardineshire (Montrose in the south), Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and
Morayshire.