Birsay Orkney information

Information about Birsay in Orkney

**Details about the place**
Field	Value
Show on map Opens in a new tab	Location
Grid Reference:	HY280250
Latitude:	59.105758
Longitude:	-3.258823
Number of transcriptions	7107
First actual year for a transcription If zero there are records without a date present	1645
Last actual year for a transcription	1855
Latest date a transcription changed:	02 Apr 2013
Last date place information changed	09 Apr 2024
Notes about the place

**Number of records by decade**
Period Those periods with zero data may span several decades. The first may include pre 1530 records.	Baptisms	Marriages	Total
Transcribed by	Mavis Foskett,Barmpot,Richard Palmer,Stephen Biggs,Jackie Dinsdale,Jenny Paterson,Les Woods,Steve Cross	Stephen Biggs,Kate Barratt,Les Woods,Steve Cross	Mavis Foskett,Barmpot,Richard Palmer,Stephen Biggs,Jackie Dinsdale,Kate Barratt,Jenny Paterson,Les Woods,Steve Cross
1530–1639
1640–1649	214		214
1650–1659	203	38	241
1660–1669	182	62	244
1670–1679	80	28	108
1680–1689	148	82	230
1690–1699	95	55	150
1700–1709	85	63	148
1710–1719	85	103	188
1720–1729	148	112	260
1730–1739	297	130	427
1740–1749	201	129	330
1750–1759	213	88	301
1760–1769	178	56	234
1770–1779	295	89	384
1780–1789	469	110	579
1790–1799	427	120	547
1800–1809	346	79	425
1810–1819	356	87	443
1820–1829	358	95	453
1830–1839	358	85	443
1840–1849	390	78	468
1850–1859	212	43	255
1860–2029

Please note: due to different methods of record counting there may be discrepancies in the record totals on this page

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