Sutherlandshire HOW TO SEARCH HAPPYHAGGIS QUICKLY Feel free to explore the pages of HappyHaggis. If you are having trouble finding something specific, or looking for a specific name, please use the search box at the top of the left-hand index column. This search engine will check www.happyhaggis.co.uk only. Please note, if you are searching two or more words eg. Bill Smith, place the words inside quotation marks eg. "bill smith". Note that some war memorial name lists have first and last names listed while some have initial and surname only. EMIGRATION Highlands and Islands Emigration Society - information on the society and their searchable 1852-1857 passenger lists as well as a Highlands and Islands map of 1847. Scots-Irish And the Clearances - the movement of people between Scotland and Ireland and onward emigration to North America, Australia and New Zealand. Strathnaver Clearances - newspaper article dated 25th December 1819. A copy of the Transactions of the Sutherland and Trans-Atlantic Association, at a meeting held Oct. 27, 1819. At it's most populus, Strathnaver contained around a dozen settlements. Over the five years from 1814 to 1819 the valley was cleared of its inhabitants to make way for sheep. The Duke of Sutherland employed his estate factor, Patrick Sellar, to persuade the inhabitants to leave by burning settlements to the ground. FAMILY NAMES County Sutherland Clan Links County Sutherland Surname List Highland Family History Society GOVERNMENT SITES Highland Council - home page. HISTORY AND CULTURE Highland Archives - local & military history from the 13th Century. The Highland Clearances - regarding the massive 18th & 19th century resicent clearances from the Highlands and Islands. The Highland Clearances - The Strath of Kildonan. LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS AND ARCHIVES Clan Donald Centre - Library and Study Centre located at Armadale, covering aspects of Scottish culture and history. Highland Council - archives. Highland Council - Genealogy Centre. Highland Council - Photographic Archive. Highland Council - North Highland Archive with historical records and family documents. LOCAL WEBSITES DORNOCH - community web site. HELMSDALE - community website. ULLAPOOL - history and local clan information. MAPS, GAZETTEERS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Ordnance Survey maps - free online maps covering the period 1860-1870. Sutherland - historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:10,560 scale. MILITARY Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in the Highlands Sutherlandshire Roll of Honour Highland Archives - local & military history from the 13th Century. NEWSPAPERS West Highland Free Press The Highland News & North Star The Ullapool News The Northern Times OTHER BITS AND PIECES Poorhouses in Scotland - Sutherland Combination (Stonehaven). Highland Hearts - monument inscriptions, databases, maps & charts. GENUKI's pages for Sutherland Sutherland Parish and Probate Records - records include baptisms/christenings, burials, marriages, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, tax lists & wills. Sutherland GenWeb - part of the British Isles GenWeb Project created to help researchers find local resources and reference information. Sutherland Strays List - compiled from 19th century censuses. Highland Homecomings Research Project - researching the journeys by people of Scottish descent returning to Scotland undertaking genealogical research, visiting ancestral places etc. IGI Batch Numbers for Sutherland Members of the Lonach Highland & Friendly Society in 1825 Sutherland ships in port - also Caithness and Ross & Cromarty 1881 census. www.ambaile.org.uk - the Highland Council's bilingual website. Covers the history and culture of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. If you find any broken links, or have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact us at . Please note HappyHaggis cannot assist in genealogy enquiries. Many thanks HappyHaggis.co.uk ©