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'''Indexes.''' Annotated ten-year indexes are in print for service of heir records created between 1700 and 1860. After 1860, there are annual indexes. Both the Scottish Record Office and the Family History Library have these indexes.  
'''Indexes.''' Annotated ten-year indexes are in print for service of heir records created between 1700 and 1860. After 1860, there are annual indexes. Both the Scottish Record Office and the Family History Library have these indexes.  


From 1700 to 1959 the indexes are in book form (FHL book Q 941 R2ch). These indexes are very valuable because they give more information than just name and page. The information can help you decide if a certain service of heir is really the one you want. The actual records are difficult to read because they are in Latin. From 1700 to 1860, the indexes are on microfilm (FHL film 990340).  
From 1700 to 1959 the indexes are in book form (FS Library book Q 941 R2ch). These indexes are very valuable because they give more information than just name and page. The information can help you decide if a certain service of heir is really the one you want. The actual records are difficult to read because they are in Latin. From 1700 to 1860, the indexes are on microfilm (FHL film 990340).  


=== '''Availability of Records'''  ===
=== '''Availability of Records'''  ===
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* Volume II (1811) - [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PiVDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false bit.ly/Retours2]  
* Volume II (1811) - [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PiVDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false bit.ly/Retours2]  
* Volume III (1816) - [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ch1DAAAAcAAJ&dq=editions:-Ly064yuh7YC&source=gbs_navlinks_s bit.ly/Retours3]   
* Volume III (1816) - [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ch1DAAAAcAAJ&dq=editions:-Ly064yuh7YC&source=gbs_navlinks_s bit.ly/Retours3]   
The Family History Library has printed abstracts of services to heirs from 1544 to 1700, in ''Inquisition ad capellam domini regis refornatarum abbreviatio.'' [Scotland]: n.p., 1811-1816. (FHL book Q 941 A2i; film 908847.) These records are in Latin.  
The Family History Library has printed abstracts of services to heirs from 1544 to 1700, in ''Inquisition ad capellam domini regis refornatarum abbreviatio.'' [Scotland]: n.p., 1811-1816. (FS Library book Q 941 A2i; film 908847.) These records are in Latin.  


=== Record Availability Chart[[Image:Service-to-heirs.png]]&nbsp;<br> ===
=== Record Availability Chart[[Image:Service-to-heirs.png]]&nbsp;<br> ===
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The following book will be of special interest for people in North America using Scottish service of heir records:  
The following book will be of special interest for people in North America using Scottish service of heir records:  


Dobson, David. ''Scottish American Heirs 1683-1883''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990. (FHL book 941 D2d.) This work names every Scot who is listed in the service of heirs records who has a North American tie.  
Dobson, David. ''Scottish American Heirs 1683-1883''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990. (FS Library book 941 D2d.) This work names every Scot who is listed in the service of heirs records who has a North American tie.  


An excellent guide to these records is produced by the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/research-guides/research-guides-a-z/inheriting-land-and-buildings National Archives of Scotland].     
An excellent guide to these records is produced by the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/research-guides/research-guides-a-z/inheriting-land-and-buildings National Archives of Scotland].