Deaths/burials in Dunnet Parish
During my 36 years of researching my Caithness roots, I have recorded a lot of information in various forms. Some of you may be interested in the index to deaths/burials in Dunnet Parish that I have compiled. It has come from two sources.
The first is the OPR and from it I have 152 entries starting with Barbara Diren, a child, who died in Greenland 12 Sep 1751 and ending with Helen Bruce, of Ham, who died 15 May 1756.
The second is the receipt book from the Kirk Session Records which records 445 payments relating to the ringing of the bell (6d), the use of a shroud (1/6d) and a coffin at 3/- each. This starts in 7 July 1786, when the bell was rung for Jean Baillie, right through to 31 December 1846, when a coffin was made for James Brodie of Skarfskerry.
From this source I discovered that my 3xGreat Grandfather Donald Durran(d) was buried in Dunnet Churchyard on New Year's Day in 1829 as the family paid 6d for the bell to be rung. Where the family could not afford to erect a headstone, this is a very valuable source for family historians. If anyone thinks they might have a family member dying in Dunnet during the periods indicated, I am quite happy to look through the index for them.
Regards,
John
STEVEN/STIVIN/STEPHEN burials in Nether GreenLand
Hello
I am researching our family which we have traced to 1797 and a John Steven, recorded in his baptism registration in church as John Stivin, son of Magnus Steven), born about 1797 in Dunnet, Caithness. do you have any Steven/Stivin or Stephen burials recorded for Dunnet - if so I would be very interested in finding out more about Magnus Steven, from Nether GreenLand, who was baptized on the 22 March, 1761. His father was recorded as a John Stivin/Stephen. I think John was born about 1738, and married Elizabeth Dunnet. Thank you so much,
Ruth.(Missouri, USA)