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Information recorded in testaments may include the death date, names of heirs and guardian, relationships, residences, inventories of the estate (including household goods), and names of witnesses. On the other hand, as there were very strict rules about the distribution of ''moveable'' property, there was no need to name a widow/widower or children, and often they are not named at all. | Information recorded in testaments may include the death date, names of heirs and guardian, relationships, residences, inventories of the estate (including household goods), and names of witnesses. On the other hand, as there were very strict rules about the distribution of ''moveable'' property, there was no need to name a widow/widower or children, and often they are not named at all. | ||
Essentially, a surviving spouse had to inherit a third, children | Essentially, a surviving spouse had to inherit a third, the children one third and the deceased could dispose of the last third (''the deid's part'') by a ''latterwill'' or ''legacie''. There were further rules to complicate matters, but that's the essentials of it. | ||
=== Movable Property Only === | === Movable Property Only === | ||
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=== Immovable Property === | === Immovable Property === | ||
To inherit immovable property such as land, heirs had to prove to an ''Inquisition'' (essentially a jury of local people) their right to inherit. The records granting these rights are called ''retours'' or ''services of heirs''. Records of actual transfers of land are called ''sasines''. You will find more information about these records in the [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]] section of the Wiki. | To inherit immovable property such as land, heirs had to prove to an ''Inquisition'' (essentially a jury of local people) their right to inherit. The records granting these rights are called ''retours'' or ''services of heirs''. Records of actual transfers of land are called ''sasines''. You will find more information about these records in the [[Scotland Land and Property|Land and Property]] section of the Wiki. | ||
== Determining the Court == | == Determining the Court == | ||