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Kilmaronock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Genealogy (view source)
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See the article on [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Scotland Civil Registration]] for more information and to access the records. | See the article on [[Scotland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Scotland Civil Registration]] for more information and to access the records. | ||
= '''Probate Records<br>''' = | = '''Probate Records<br>''' = | ||
Kilmaronorck was under the jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Dunbarton until 1823. Unlike England there is no probate in Scotland and wills are confirmed either before the commissary court or later after 1823 the sheriff court of the area where the parish was located - Dunbarton in this case. Confirmations 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 wills and 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 Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library | Kilmaronorck was under the jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Dunbarton until 1823. Unlike England there is no probate in Scotland and wills are confirmed either before the commissary court or later after 1823 the sheriff court of the area where the parish was located - Dunbarton in this case. Confirmations 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 wills and 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 Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=place 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 Dunbarton.<br><br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Dunbarton. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=place catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Dunbarton and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> | ||
<br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]]<br> | <br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]]<br> | ||
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[Return to the [[Dunbartonshire Parishes|Dunbartonshire]] Parishes.] | [Return to the [[Dunbartonshire Parishes|Dunbartonshire]] Parishes.] | ||
[[Category:Dunbartonshire]] | [[Category:Dunbartonshire]] | ||