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=== Sasine Records === | === Sasine Records === | ||
The principle way of recording land transfer was through a document (sometimes referred to as an instrument) called a "sasine. | The principle way of recording land transfer was through a document (sometimes referred to as an instrument) called a "sasine" which comes from the action 'to seize'. The sasine was proof that a change of ownership had taken place and documented the actual act of taking possesion of a piece of land, building or minerals in the ground. | ||
There are several divisions of the Registers of Sasines: | |||
*The general register usually contains land transactions that involved more than one burgh or county. They also recorded land transactions that affected Scottish interests in other countries, such as Nova Scotia. | *The general register usually contains land transactions that involved more than one burgh or county. They also recorded land transactions that affected Scottish interests in other countries, such as Nova Scotia. | ||
*The particular register usually contains land transactions that involved a single county | *The particular register usually contains land transactions that involved a single county. | ||
*Burgh registers | |||
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'''General Sasine Records.''' Before 1617 some general sasine records were kept in the Notorial Protocol books (registers kept by notary publics of the legal transactions they recorded). These are found in the collection of The National Archives of Scotland at [http://www.nas.gov.uk http://www.nas.gov.uk] . | '''General Sasine Records.''' Before 1617 some general sasine records were kept in the Notorial Protocol books (registers kept by notary publics of the legal transactions they recorded). These are found in the collection of The National Archives of Scotland at [http://www.nas.gov.uk http://www.nas.gov.uk] . | ||
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*Indexes of persons and places to the abridgements, on microfilm. | *Indexes of persons and places to the abridgements, on microfilm. | ||
Royal burghs often kept their own sasine registers. Until 1681 land transactions were also recorded in the ''Notorial Protocol'' books (registers kept by notary publics of the legal transactions they recorded). | '''Royal burghs''' often kept their own sasine registers. Until 1681 land transactions were also recorded in the ''Notorial Protocol'' books (registers kept by notary publics of the legal transactions they recorded). | ||
The Family History Library and the Scottish Record Office have burgh registers. The chart below lists the burgh registers available and whether the Family History Library and Scottish Record Office have them. | The Family History Library and the Scottish Record Office have burgh registers. The chart below lists the burgh registers available and whether the Family History Library and Scottish Record Office have them. | ||
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*http://www.nas.gov.uk/guides/sasines.asp | *http://www.nas.gov.uk/guides/sasines.asp | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||