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After the reformation in 1560, fifteen (eventually 22) commissariats were established by royal authority. The principal commissariat court was in Edinburgh, and it had both local and general jurisdiction. The territorial extent of the commissariat courts paid little attention to county boundaries. | After the reformation in 1560, fifteen (eventually 22) commissariats were established by royal authority. The principal commissariat court was in Edinburgh, and it had both local and general jurisdiction. The territorial extent of the commissariat courts paid little attention to county boundaries. | ||
To help you determine which commissariat court had jurisdiction over which parishes and counties, go to the ''[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=551&636 ScotlandsPeople]'' website and its 'Courts Map' page, which identifies which courts operate in a given county; or see the following guides: | To help you determine which commissariat court had jurisdiction over which parishes and counties, go to the ''[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=551&636 ScotlandsPeople]'' website and its [http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=551&636 'Courts Map'] page, which identifies which courts operate in a given county by clicking on the appropriate county; or see the following guides: | ||
*''Testaments and Commissariat Records of Scotland.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. (Family History Library book {{FHL|425488|title-id|disp=941 P2gs; fiche 6054479}}.) | *''Testaments and Commissariat Records of Scotland.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. (Family History Library book {{FHL|425488|title-id|disp=941 P2gs; fiche 6054479}}.) | ||