Strathnaver Museum
Source: https://www.strathnavermuseum.org.uk/genealogy
Archived: 2026-04-23 17:31
Strathnaver Museum
There are many enquires to the Museum from people tracing their ancestry. The museum will eventually hold a permanent record searchable and themed.
The Medieval province of Strathnaver, comprising present-day northern Sutherland, was a focus for settlement from the early medieval period through the centuries of Viking activity and Norse colonisation, into the medieval period. It corresponds approximately to present-day northern Sutherland and extends from Cape Wrath eastward to the boundary with Caithness and southward as far as Eddrachillis, mirroring the Province’s extent at certain times in the past (Mackay 1906). Documented today as the parishes of Eddrachilis, Durness, Tongue and Farr with the Strathnaver Museum in Bettyhill situated at the head of the Strath of Strathnaver.
Strathnaver Museum has more than its fair share of interesting history with people from all over the Globe quite often travelling to find out more about their ancestry mainly form the result of The Clearances which began in 1760 and ended over a century later. During this time tens of thousands of men, women and children were evicted, from their homes in order to make way for sheep farming. In Strathnaver entire glens incorporating countless townships were cleared. There is an estimated 70 million people worldwide claiming Scottish ancestry and the museum has developed an embryonic genealogy service to support the Strathnaver diaspora.
The area has been divided by parish and information regarding family histories is being collected.
If you would like help with your family search please download the form to the right, all we ask for is a small donation to help cover our administrative fees, which you can pay below.
2024 Family history research enquiry form
2024 Family history research enquiry form
Request a Genealogy Search
2024 Family history research enquiry form
word, or
2024 Family history research enquiry form
pdf.
To purchase an initial family history search please complete the above form and use the button on the left to pay.
Sources of information
Kirk Session Records
Poor Law records (CCI3I1-1O)
School Records (CCI6)
Monumental Inscriptions and Other Indexes-
Useful Links for sources of Information
The Highland Archive Service
is responsible for locating, preserving and making accessible archives relating to all aspects of the history of the geographical area of the Highlands.
Combining history and technology to preserve Scotland’s written heritage
MaryYoung’s Scullomie Pages
as a possible source of info.
Scotland’s People
a great option – That is an on-line census resource and also has Registers of Births,
Ship Passenger lists
are another really good source. Campey’s books cover a lot of Nova Scotia migrations and have Passenger Lists at the back. The National Library of Scotland also holds such lists and has information about other related sources:
Searchable data for Sutherland, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records
This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Farr
.
Family Tees of Strathnaver
http://www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk/pdf/pre-1841-census-records.pdf
The Burial Grounds of Sutherland
. This is an excellent site with many useful links.
Genealogy Publications
Bangor-Jones, Malcolm 2000 Population lists of Strathnaver, Strathy and Strath Halladale, 1667-1811 Assynt Press, Dundee
Population history; Strathnaver, Strathy and Strath Halladale; Sutherland English National Library
There are many enquires to the Museum from people tracing their ancestry. The museum will eventually hold a permanent record searchable and themed.
The Medieval province of Strathnaver, comprising present-day northern Sutherland, was a focus for settlement from the early medieval period through the centuries of Viking activity and Norse colonisation, into the medieval period. It corresponds approximately to present-day northern Sutherland and extends from Cape Wrath eastward to the boundary with Caithness and southward as far as Eddrachillis, mirroring the Province’s extent at certain times in the past (Mackay 1906). Documented today as the parishes of Eddrachilis, Durness, Tongue and Farr with the Strathnaver Museum in Bettyhill situated at the head of the Strath of Strathnaver.
Strathnaver Museum has more than its fair share of interesting history with people from all over the Globe quite often travelling to find out more about their ancestry mainly form the result of The Clearances which began in 1760 and ended over a century later. During this time tens of thousands of men, women and children were evicted, from their homes in order to make way for sheep farming. In Strathnaver entire glens incorporating countless townships were cleared. There is an estimated 70 million people worldwide claiming Scottish ancestry and the museum has developed an embryonic genealogy service to support the Strathnaver diaspora.
The area has been divided by parish and information regarding family histories is being collected.
If you would like help with your family search please download the form to the right, all we ask for is a small donation to help cover our administrative fees, which you can pay below.
2024 Family history research enquiry form
2024 Family history research enquiry form
Request a Genealogy Search
2024 Family history research enquiry form
word, or
2024 Family history research enquiry form
pdf.
To purchase an initial family history search please complete the above form and use the button on the left to pay.
Sources of information
Kirk Session Records
Poor Law records (CCI3I1-1O)
School Records (CCI6)
Monumental Inscriptions and Other Indexes-
Useful Links for sources of Information
The Highland Archive Service
is responsible for locating, preserving and making accessible archives relating to all aspects of the history of the geographical area of the Highlands.
Combining history and technology to preserve Scotland’s written heritage
MaryYoung’s Scullomie Pages
as a possible source of info.
Scotland’s People
a great option – That is an on-line census resource and also has Registers of Births,
Ship Passenger lists
are another really good source. Campey’s books cover a lot of Nova Scotia migrations and have Passenger Lists at the back. The National Library of Scotland also holds such lists and has information about other related sources:
Searchable data for Sutherland, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records
This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Farr
.
Family Tees of Strathnaver
http://www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk/pdf/pre-1841-census-records.pdf
The Burial Grounds of Sutherland
. This is an excellent site with many useful links.
Genealogy Publications
Bangor-Jones, Malcolm 2000 Population lists of Strathnaver, Strathy and Strath Halladale, 1667-1811 Assynt Press, Dundee
Population history; Strathnaver, Strathy and Strath Halladale; Sutherland English National Library