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"Stronsay, island, Stronsay and Eday par., Orkney, 12 miles NE. of Kirkwall, pop. 1274; P.O., T.O.; measures 4½ by 7¼ miles, and is of moderate elevation."
From John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887
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- The Stronsay Meal Mill: by Gail Cooper. Published Kirkwall 1995. 40pp.
Includes Chalmers family tree. - Auld Peedie Kirks: by W. M. Gibson. Published Kirkwall 1992. 111pp.
Local church history. - Tales of an Orkney Island - Stronsay: by W. M. Gibson. Published by B.P.P., Kirkwall. 1987. 164pp.
A perceptive history. with lists of inhabitants. - The Herring Fishing - Stronsay: by W. M. Gibson. Published by B.P.P., Edinburgh. 1984.
A classic local history on a once great industry. - Against the Wind: by Douglas Sutherland. Published by Wm. Heinemann. 1966.
Tales of a childhood spent in Stronsay.
Stronsay, Church of Scotland |
Old Parish Registers
- Baptisms, 1743-1854. No entries Dec 1770-June 1797.
- Marriages, 1801-1854.
- Burials, 1801-1854.
Other church records (held at Orkney Archives in Kirkwall).
- Ref: OCR/FC/32: Stronsay United Presb. Kirk/St. John's United Free Kirk: Baptisms 1800-1818 and 1836-1854, Marriages 1800-1811 and 1837-1854.
The Registrar of births, deaths, and marriages for the island of Stronsay.
The Registrar's records extend back only as far as 1st January 1855 when registration became compulsory in Scotland.
- The transcription of the section for Stronsay from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Stronsay to another place.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference HY655231 (Lat/Lon: 59.093234, -2.604197), Stronsay which are provided by:
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