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    • Place Name:
    • Description:
    • Archive Ref:
    • Walls, Orkney
    • Walls (and Flotta) was a parish on the Orkney Islands and comprised most of the island of Hoy. In 1841, the population of the whole parish was 1600. The main industries were fishing, farming, and many women were also employed in straw plaiting.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/177
    • Walls, Shetland
    • Walls (and Sandness) was a parish on the Shetland Islands and comprised the islands of Foula, Papa Stour, Vaila and Linga. Most of the inhabitants were employed in fisheries and on farms. The population of the whole parish in 1845 was 2315, with 1104 of them living in Walls.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/176
      RCP/COL/4/8/203
    • Watten
    • Watten was a parish in the historic County of Caithness. In 1831, the population was 1234. The main industry was agriculture with some livestock being bred.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/115
    • Westray
    • Westray was a parish in the Orkney Islands. In 1831, the population was 2032. The main industry was agriculture and livestock breeding. There were some quarries on Westray and Papa Westray as well as fisheries.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/185
      RCP/COL/4/8/255
    • Wick
    • Wick was a parish, seaport, and market town in the historic County of Caithness. The parish contained the towns of Louisburgh and Pulteneytown, as well as the villages of Ackergill, Keiss, Sarclet, and Staxigoe. The main industry was herring fishery and connected rope and net manufacture, boat-building and iron foundry. In 1831, the total population was 9850.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/232
    • Walls, Orkney:

      Walls (and Flotta) was a parish on the Orkney Islands and comprised most of the island of Hoy. In 1841, the population of the whole parish was 1600. The main industries were fishing, farming, and many women were also employed in straw plaiting.

      RCP/COL/4/8/177


    • Walls, Shetland:

      Walls (and Sandness) was a parish on the Shetland Islands and comprised the islands of Foula, Papa Stour, Vaila and Linga. Most of the inhabitants were employed in fisheries and on farms. The population of the whole parish in 1845 was 2315, with 1104 of them living in Walls.

      RCP/COL/4/8/176


      RCP/COL/4/8/203


    • Watten:

      Watten was a parish in the historic County of Caithness. In 1831, the population was 1234. The main industry was agriculture with some livestock being bred.

      RCP/COL/4/8/115


    • Westray:

      Westray was a parish in the Orkney Islands. In 1831, the population was 2032. The main industry was agriculture and livestock breeding. There were some quarries on Westray and Papa Westray as well as fisheries.

      RCP/COL/4/8/185


      RCP/COL/4/8/255


    • Wick:

      Wick was a parish, seaport, and market town in the historic County of Caithness. The parish contained the towns of Louisburgh and Pulteneytown, as well as the villages of Ackergill, Keiss, Sarclet, and Staxigoe. The main industry was herring fishery and connected rope and net manufacture, boat-building and iron foundry. In 1831, the total population was 9850.

      RCP/COL/4/8/232