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Uig (Scottish Gaelic: Ùig, also known as Sgìr' Ùig), is a civil parish and community on the western coast of the Island of Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland. It consists of scattered settlements around the bay of Camas Uig and the Bhaltos or Valtos peninsula in the southwest of the island. The name derives from the Norse word Vik meaning 'a bay'. According to the 2011 Census, there are 873 Gaelic speakers in Uig out of a population of 1560 or 56%. [edit] The ParishUig is a parish in the southern part of the Island of Lewis in the Western Isles Council Area, some 18 miles (28 km) west of Stornoway and 18 miles (29 km) north of Tarbert and includes 3 other small offshore islands. Prior to 1975 the parish was located in the old county of Ross and Cromarty, which was replaced in that year by the Outer Hebrides Region and in 1996 by the unitary authority named the Western Isles Council Area. The parish has an area of 550 sq. km (212.3 sq. miles). As well as the community of Uig, the parish also includes the following settlements: Aird Uig, Ardroil, Barraglom, Borrowston, Bosta, Breaclete, Breasclete, Brenish, Callanish, Carishader, Carloway, Carnish, Cirivig, Cliff, Croir, Crowlista, Crulivig, Dun Carloway, Enaclete, Garenin, Garrynahine, Gisla, Geshader, Hacklete, Iarshader, Islivig, Kinlochroag, Kirkibost, Kneep, Linshader, Lochganvich, Mangersta, Mealasta, Miavaig, Reef, Timsgarry, Tobson, Tolstachaolais, Uig, Uigean, Ungshader, Upper Carloway, Valasay and Valtos [edit] Notes for the Highland Council Area and the Western Isles Council AreaThe local archives are held by The Highland Archive Service which is based in Inverness with branches in Stornoway, Fort William and Caithness. It is "responsible for locating, preserving and making accessible archives relating to all aspects of the history of the geographical area of the Highlands." Family history societies and historical associations covering the Highland Council Area and the Western Isles Council Area are:
These associations publish their aims on their websites as well as a list of publications. In many cases the publications are also available through the Scottish Genealogy Society (see below).
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[edit] Sources for Emigration Records
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