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| <br>Cardross was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Hamilton and Campsie until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dumbarton. 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 & 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 FamilySearch Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Dunbarton and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Hamilton and Campsie.<br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Dunbarton. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search catalog] for the 'Place' of Dunbarton and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> | | <br>Cardross was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Hamilton and Campsie until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dumbarton. 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 & 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 FamilySearch Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Dunbarton and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Hamilton and Campsie.<br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Dunbarton. Look in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog] for the 'Place' of Dunbarton and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> |
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| Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]] | | Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]] |