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Land records can help you determine where and when your family lived in a specific place. Sometimes these records will be based on inheritance, and such records will often mention two or more generations of a family. In Scotland the land system had feudal roots in which the crown owned all of the land. | Land records can help you determine where and when your family lived in a specific place. Sometimes these records will be based on inheritance, and such records will often mention two or more generations of a family. In Scotland the land system had feudal roots in which the crown owned all of the land. | ||
=== Jurisdictions === | |||
Many courts were involved in actions regarding land. Some of the most important courts were: | |||
*Chancery Courts | |||
*Court of Session | |||
*Sheriff Courts | |||
*Burgh Courts | |||
*Commissary Courts | |||
*Regality Courts | |||
In general, there are three types of Scottish land records: | In general, there are three types of Scottish land records: | ||
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Sinclair, Cecil. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office.'' Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|941 D27s|disp=book 941 D27s}}.) | Sinclair, Cecil. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office.'' Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|941 D27s|disp=book 941 D27s}}.) | ||
{{Place|Scotland}} | {{Place|Scotland}} | ||
[[Category:Scotland|Land and Property]] | [[Category:Scotland|Land and Property]] | ||