Roberton, Selkirkshire, Scotland Genealogy: Difference between revisions

Roberton&nbsp;was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Peebles until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Selkirk. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk].&nbsp; You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills &amp; Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog&nbsp;] for the 'Place-names' of&nbsp;Selkirk and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Peebles.&nbsp; <br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Selkirk.&nbsp; Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of&nbsp;Selkirk and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]] <br>