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Hi Lynn

You now need to contact Highland Archives.   They do not allow you to look at the registers in person as there could be information pertaining to others, but they will do the search and also copy and print out the relevant pages.   The patient needs to have died 75 (or more) years ago to get any information though.

I wanted to know about a man who had died on 21st July 1936 and ontacted them 21st July 2011.  I was able to get dates and also a lot of family information from the admission forms.    The reports from the two certifying doctors and the Sheriff Court's warrants were also attached.
Having those dates, and because of the area the man was from, I can now check the Police Log Books which should give even more information.   Strangely, the time limit on the Police Log Books is only 65 years so I could have checked them earlier.   They need checked in person though and the ones I need are held in Portree!

It cost £28 in total.   As I recall, the first 20 mins were free but they then charge £20 per hour, plus the cost of printing.

I had it as a saved search as I was looking for a Donald  Anderson b. in Sleat.   Sleat records are very patchy though.
The search I did was Don*Anderson b. Inverness from 1790 - 1854.

Got your email address, Steven, so will send that cert.   
It's good that you got those credits as well!   It all helps.   When you get a freebie it allows you to look at the maybes as well as the definites.

I have my doubts that you will find the births of Donald and Flora.   It's very likely that the book didn't survive.   However, it could be that it is the same book as Roderick and John but the writing wasn't legible, the writing on the OPR for Roderick is far from clear.   If that's the case then as people get better at transcribing the impossible, the image could well become available. 

I had a look as well!!   At least it looks like they used the Church of Scotland for those christenings so that's a help.   

Hi Steven

My stepfather was an Anderson from Sleat and it was very difficult to get records.   ClanMacDonald have good records and also Rental records of crofters.

Strath is Broadford area though so probably different Andersons, but there are still Andersons in Torrin so they may be related.
Even though the son is shown as a fisherman he may still have worked the croft.

I'll have a look at my Anderson stuff in case I have any certs that were not mine.