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The Little General and the Rousay Crofters: by William PL Thomson. Published 1981, 2000. In print.
Brilliant account of 19th century events in Rousay.
In Dreams We Moor: by Robert C. Marwick. Published by Brinnoven in 2000. 83pp. Illustrated.
The author takes an affectionate look at his native island, touching on its history, the way of life in the island and the changes that have taken place in the 20th century.
The Place-Names of Rousay: by Hugh Marwick. Published 1947.
Inscriptions from the cemeteries in Rousay have been extracted by Robert C. Marwick, who has generously allowed them to be posted on this website. There are seven Kirkyards in Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre, as follows:
Complete texts of the seven censuses of Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre from 1841 to 1901 appear on the Rousay Roots website. Transcribed by Robert C. Marwick, author of "Rousay Roots", these censuses are cross referenced to the entries in his book. He has also added maiden names where known.
The huge gap in the Registers between 1746 and 1798 is most unfortunate in that it is very difficult to bridge the gap and connect the families listed in the earlier entries with those in the latter. A few entries from that time period were made long after the fact and are included in the Registers but there aren't very many of these.
Other chuurch records (held at Orkney Archives in Kirkwall).The Registrar
of
births, deaths, and marriages for the islands of Rousay, Egilsay, and Wyre.
The Registrar's
records extend back only as far as 1st January 1855 when registration became compulsory in
Scotland.
It is important to know the name of the farm or croft in which families resided in order to keep them all straight. For Rousay this job is made much easier due to Hugh Marwick's book The Place-Names of Rousay, described below under Names, Geographical.
Orkney Family History Researchers are engaged in researching family histories in Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre and all other parishes in Orkney. All of them are willing to share the results of their research with others.
The Rousay Roots website provides a wealth of genealogical information on Rousay families, including family histories of most of the old families in the islands of Rousay, Egilsay, and Wyre, censuses from 1841 to 1901 as well as monumental inscriptions from all the cemeteries in these three islands.
The Little General and the Rousay Crofters
Author: William P.L. Thomson
Published in 1981.
Describes the strife between the notorious General Frederick W.T. Burroughs of
Rousay and the crofters on the land that he owned which was one of the factors
that led to the passing of the 1886 Crofters Act, the main provisions of which
protected crofters from eviction and from arbitrary rents.
The Place-Names of Rousay
Author: Hugh Marwick
First Published 1947 by W.R. Mackintosh (now the Orcadian Ltd) Kirkwall.
Reprinted in 1995 by Brinnoven Publishing, 9 Thomsen Green, Livingston, West
Lothian, EH54 8TA, Scotland and available at booksellers in Orkney. ISBN:
1-899851-00-3.
An 83-page booklet that not only gives the origins of hundreds of Rousay place
names and farm names but also delves into the history of the island and some of
its early families.
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Rousay 1811 = 795 1831 = 921 1851 = 939 1871 = 851 1881 = 873 1891 = 774 1900 = 627 1951 = 342 2001 = 250 |
Egilsay 1841 = 194 1851 = 190 1861 = 205 1871 = 163 1881 = 176 1891 = 147 1961 = 54 1991 = 46 2001 = 25 |
Wyre 1831 = 93 1851 = 62 1871 = 78 1881 = 80 1891 = 67 1961 = 47 1991 = 28 2001 = 16 |
From My Rousay Schoolbag
Author: Robert C. Marwick
Published by Brinnoven Publishing, 9 Thomson Green, Livingston, West Lothian,
EH54 8TA, Scotland. 1995. 85 p., 22 illus., ISBN 0-899851-03-8.
History of schooling in Rousay from 1725 to the present day, along with the reminisences of former pupils.
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