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*"General" services of heirs mention inheritances but not specific lands | *"General" services of heirs mention inheritances but not specific lands | ||
'''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 | '''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 FamilySearch Library have these indexes. | ||
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 (FS Library 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 (FS Library film 990340). | ||
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=== '''Availability of Records''' === | === '''Availability of Records''' === | ||
The Scottish Record Office has the original service of heir records. The | The Scottish Record Office has the original service of heir records. The FamilySearch Library also has microfilm copies of original records from 1586 to 1901. Each volume is indexed. To find the microfilm numbers, look in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
SCOTLAND - LAND AND PROPERTY | SCOTLAND - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
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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 | The FamilySearch 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]] <br> === | === Record Availability Chart[[Image:Service-to-heirs.png]] <br> === | ||
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