Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy: Difference between revisions

Dunnet was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Caithness until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Wick. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]. 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&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog]&nbsp;for the 'Place-names' of Caithness and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Caithness.<br><br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Caithness. Look in the library&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog]&nbsp;for the 'Place-names' of Caithness and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br>&nbsp;