Cursiter.com is undergoing much needed repair and maintenance. At present, we have the surname birth and marriage record text files for most Orkney surnames and a spreadsheet with links to them (click Birth and Marriage Record Links in the link at the top right). More is coming. It took a long time to sort out the "hijack" issues. Please continue to use the surname text files and check back for the rest of the files soon.

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Cursiter.com is undergoing much needed repair and maintenance. At present, we have the surname birth and marriage record text files for most Orkney surnames and a spreadsheet with links to them (click Birth and Marriage Record Links in the link at the top right). More is coming. It took a long time to sort out the "hijack" issues. Please continue to use the surname text files and check back for the rest of the files soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Hall of Cursiter
painting by Stanley Cursiter

This website began in July 1997 as a personal genealogy page but has evolved into a site focused on the overall genealogy of the Orkney Islands of Scotland. Its ultimate scope is all Orcadian surnames from all of the islands. I have also included some general data and background information on my family including my personal genealogy research. All the data can be freely downloaded for non-commercial purposes.

I thank everyone who has visited this site and provided encouragement for its continuous expansion. I welcome all suggestions and will add additional data as time allows based upon reasonable requests. I am also happy to include other contributors' data and website links. --Walt Custer