Highland Council Archives & Genealogy Centre

The Highland Council Archive Service based in Inverness, holds the records for the former counties of Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Inverness-shire and Nairnshire dating from 1890 and the eleven burghs within those counties, the earliest of which dates from 1455.

Archives available include:

<br> Local authority archives
<br> School and Education Records
<br> Poor Relief Records
<br> Valuation Rolls
<br> Estate and Family Archives
<br> Business and Solicitors Records
<br> Records of Societies and Associations
<br> Maps and Plans, including full set of 2nd edition Ordnance Survey sheets, c.1899-1905
<br> Sasine Registers
<br> Will registers
<br> Harbour and Turnpike Trusts
<br> Shipping Registers
<br> Tartan Archive

The Search Room is open to all members of the public free of charge. Staff are always on hand to advise. An appointment is essential.

Postal, telephone and e-mail enquiries: Initial enquiries can usually be dealt with free of charge however, if more substantial research is required, charges may apply.

An integral part of The Highland Council Archive Service 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 above counties plus Orkney and Shetland
International Genealogical Index
Gravestone inscriptions
Reference works

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.

Opening Hours

Monday 10.00 - 13.00 & 14.00 - 17.00
<br>Tuesday 10.00 - 13.00 & 14.00 - 17.00
<br>Wednesday 10.00 - 13.00 & 14.00 - 17.00
<br>Thursday 10.00 - 13.00 & 14.00 - 17.00
<br>Friday 10.00 - 13.00 & 14.00 - 17.00 (Genealogy service only - Archive Service closed)
<br>Saturday closed
<br>Sunday closed

Exceptions: Archive Service closed Fridays

Contact

Highland Council Archives & Genealogy Centre

Inverness Library
Farraline Park
Inverness
Inverness-shire
IV1 1NH
Scotland

Tel: +44 (1463) 220330
Fax: +44 (1463) 711128