To determine a court after 1823 you need only know in which county your ancestor lived. You can then use the records of the sheriff court for that county. Lists of the counties and their sheriff courts are found on the website and in the guides mentioned above. This list comes from the National Records of Scotland [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/sheriff-court-records research guide to sheriff courts]: | To determine a court after 1823 you need only know in which county your ancestor lived. You can then use the records of the sheriff court for that county. Lists of the counties and their sheriff courts are found on the website and in the guides mentioned above. This list comes from the National Records of Scotland [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/sheriff-court-records research guide to sheriff courts]: |