Family History

The Highland Council Genealogy Service
Inverness Library, Farraline Park
Inverness
IV1 1NH
Scotland

Telephone UK: 01463 220330 ext. 9 or 01463 236463 ext. 9
Fax UK: 01463 711128
E-mail: genealogy@highland.gov.uk

An integral part of The Highland Council Archive Service, and located within Inverness Library, there is an area dedicated to Family History Research.  Here, extensive collections of material which can be of assistance to anyone carrying out family history research are available.  Sources available include:

Old Parish Registers on microfilm for the counties of

• Caithness
• Sutherland
• Ross and Cromarty
• Inverness
• Nairn
• Argyll
   

Parish Register Indexes

Census returns on microfilm from 1841 – 1901 for the counties of

• Caithness
• Sutherland
• Ross and Cromarty
• Inverness
• Nairn
• Argyll
• Orkney
• Shetland

International Genealogical Index

Gravestone inscriptions

Reference works

Further information is also available through The Highland Council Archive Service

Genealogical Research Service
The Highland Council Genealogy staff are available for help and advice in researching your family tree. All research undertaken by yourself, without supervised guidance is free.   Advice and guidance on genealogical sources is freely given during your visit, for a limited period of up to 10 minutes.