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= Probate Records<br> = | = Probate Records<br> = | ||
Lerwick was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Orkney & Shetland until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Lerwick. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [[Scotland Church Records|www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]]. You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & 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/ | Lerwick was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Orkney & Shetland until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Lerwick. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [[Scotland Church Records|www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]]. You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & 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/catalog-search catalog ] for the 'Place-names' of Shetland and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Orkney & Shetland. | ||
The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Shetland. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/ | The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Shetland. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search catalog ] for the 'Place-names' of Shetland and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br><br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|Scotland Probate Records.]] <br><br> | ||
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