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= '''Probate Records''' = | = '''Probate Records''' = | ||
Innerleithen was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Peebles until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Peebles. 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 Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [https://familysearch.org/# | Innerleithen was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Peebles until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Peebles. 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 Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library[https://familysearch.org/search/search/library_catalog#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=place&searchCriteria=&placeName=Scotland%2C+Peebles&author_givenName=&author_surname= catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Peebles and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Peebles.<br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Peebles. Look in the library[https://familysearch.org/search/search/library_catalog#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=place&searchCriteria=&placeName=Scotland%2C+Peebles&author_givenName=&author_surname= catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Peebles and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> | ||
Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]] | Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]] | ||