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Before 1532, deeds are scattered through the Notarial Protocol books. In 1532 when the Court of Session was established, the deeds were recorded in the session and the register was called ''Acta’ Dominorum Concilii et Sessionis''. In 1542 it was changed to the Acts and Decreets, which covers up to the year 1581. | Before 1532, deeds are scattered through the Notarial Protocol books. In 1532 when the Court of Session was established, the deeds were recorded in the session and the register was called ''Acta’ Dominorum Concilii et Sessionis''. In 1542 it was changed to the Acts and Decreets, which covers up to the year 1581. | ||
The actual | The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) holds the actual Register of Deeds cataloged under [http://195.153.34.9/onlinecatalogue/browse2.aspx?reference=RD&search=deeds "RD"] which stands for Register of deeds. RD1 begins in 1554, but deed transactions were not regularly recorded until 1661. | ||
The first series goes from 1554 to 1660 and is indexed from 1555 to 1595. The Family History Library has minute books (brief extracts of originals) that begin on 1542 and go to 1660. You can use these extracts instead of indexes. These extracts are on 28 microfilms beginning with [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F262868 FHL Film # 231790]. | The 1554 register was kept in three series: | ||
*The first series goes from 1554 to 1660 and is indexed from 1555 to 1595 [http://195.153.34.9/onlinecatalogue/browse2.aspx?reference=RD1&search=deeds NAS RD1] catalog | |||
The Family History Library has minute books (brief extracts of originals) that begin on 1542 and go to 1660. You can use these extracts instead of indexes. These extracts are on 28 microfilms beginning with [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F262868 FHL Film # 231790]. | |||
The second series, from 1661 to 1811, has three sections: Durie, Dalrymple, and Mackenzie. (These are the names of the officer that kept the registers.) You will need to search all three sections. | The second series, from 1661 to 1811, has three sections: Durie, Dalrymple, and Mackenzie. (These are the names of the officer that kept the registers.) You will need to search all three sections. | ||
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