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Your ancestors could have been litigants in cases that were brought before any of the courts described below. However, if your ancestors were involved in a court case, it was most likely in the Court of Session (described under "National Courts") or the sheriff courts (described under "Local Courts"). | Your ancestors could have been litigants in cases that were brought before any of the courts described below. However, if your ancestors were involved in a court case, it was most likely in the Court of Session (described under "National Courts") or the sheriff courts (described under "Local Courts"). | ||
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*[http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/church-court-records-online Church Court Records Online], index. | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=34544 Scotland, The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, 1306 - 1651] ($) | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10329/scotland-selected-prison-registers-1828-1878?s=218489221 Scotland, Selected Prison Registers, 1828 - 1878], index, ($). | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10328/scotland-selected-sheriff-court-paternity-case-index-1748-1914?s=218489221 Scotland, Selected Sheriff Court Paternity Case Index, 1748 - 1914], index, ($). | |||
*[http://www.maxwellancestry.com/ancestry/resources/prisonsearch.aspx Scottish Indexes--Free Prison Search], index. | |||
*[http://www.scottishindexes.com/coveragebmd.aspx ScottishIndexes]: has Sheriff Court Paternity Decrees and Prison Registers for various (but not all) counties of Scotland. | |||
*[http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/ NRS or the National Records of Scotland] has, under the auspices of The National Archives of Scotland had FamilySearch International digitise all of Scotland's Kirk Session registers (church court records). To view these rich and colorful records, one needs to visit either the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, or one of a small number of it's satellite regional archives, in-person.<br> | |||
== Types of Courts == | |||
=== National Courts === | |||
'''Court of Session.''' The highest civil court in Scotland is the Court of Session. Its records, dating from 1478, are vast and complex and include: | '''Court of Session.''' The highest civil court in Scotland is the Court of Session. Its records, dating from 1478, are vast and complex and include: | ||
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'''Court of the Exchequer'''. Between 1708 and 1856 the Court of Exchequer dealt with revenue cases, including debts to the crown. After 1856, its jurisdiction was transferred to the Court of Session. | '''Court of the Exchequer'''. Between 1708 and 1856 the Court of Exchequer dealt with revenue cases, including debts to the crown. After 1856, its jurisdiction was transferred to the Court of Session. | ||
=== Local Courts === | |||
'''Sheriff Courts.''' Each county in Scotland falls under the jurisdiction of at least one sheriff court. | '''Sheriff Courts.''' Each county in Scotland falls under the jurisdiction of at least one sheriff court. | ||