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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 ScotlandsPeople]'' website and its ' | 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: | ||
*''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}}.) | ||
*Cecil Sinclair. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office''. Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Magesty’s Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library book {{FHL|941 D27s|disp=941 D27s}}). Identifies court(s) by county along with ending dates for Commissariot and beginning dates for Sheriffs Court, which often overlap. | *Cecil Sinclair. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office''. Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Magesty’s Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library book {{FHL|941 D27s|disp=941 D27s}}). Identifies court(s) by county along with ending dates for Commissariot and beginning dates for Sheriffs Court, which often overlap. | ||
*Kathleen Cory. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors, Third Edition''. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004. Appendix III provides a table listing all parishes, among other things identifying Commissariot(s) which included that parish, and date of first testament or inventory for the parish. | *Kathleen Cory. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors, Third Edition''. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004. Appendix III provides a table listing all parishes, among other things identifying Commissariot(s) which included that parish, and date of first testament or inventory for the parish. | ||