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=== Indexes to Probate Records === | === Indexes to Probate Records === | ||
To find a probate record of interest, you should first search available indexes. To access the free online index available through the ScotlandsPeople website, click [[Search for Scottish Testaments on Scotland’s People|here]]. | |||
'''Indexes to Commissariat Records''' | '''Indexes to Commissariat Records''' | ||
The Scottish Record Society at http://www.scottishrecordsassociation.org/ has published indexes to the Commissariat Court records to 1800 (FHL book 941 B4sr). Other indexes are available for 1800 to 1823 and for 1800 to 1829 for Edinburgh, Haddington, and Linlithgow. | The Scottish Record Society at http://www.scottishrecordsassociation.org/ has published indexes to the Commissariat Court records to 1800 (FHL book 941 B4sr). Other indexes are available for 1800 to 1823 and for 1800 to 1829 for Edinburgh, Haddington, and Linlithgow. | ||
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'''1876 to 1959.''' There is a series of annual printed indexes called: | '''1876 to 1959.''' There is a series of annual printed indexes called: | ||
''Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories''. Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, n.d. (FHL book Q941 P2s; films 990433, 990447-68, and 1440931-6.) The library has the calendars for 1876 to 1936. If you find a reference to a probate record in the calendars, you will have to write to the Scottish Record Office to obtain a copy of the probate record. <!--{ | ''Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories''. Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, n.d. (FHL book Q941 P2s; films 990433, 990447-68, and 1440931-6.) The library has the calendars for 1876 to 1936. If you find a reference to a probate record in the calendars, you will have to write to the Scottish Record Office to obtain a copy of the probate record. <!--{12045654514214} --><!--{12045654514215} --><!--{12045654514216} --><!--{12045654514217} --> | ||
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=== Difficulties in Finding a Probate Record === | === Difficulties in Finding a Probate Record === | ||