Wills are an extremely valuable, and are an often under-used source of genealogical information, but they can give details of family members, places of residence and burial as well as revealing details about their possessions.
This index has been compiled by the Scottish Record Society, and published circa 1898. It includes the 'Commissariot Record of Edniburgh 1601-1700' which is an index to Wills in Edinburgh covering these years, as well as including the 'Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie 1564-1800, which was edited by Francis H. Grant and published in 1898.
Totalling over 500 pages, and listing thousands of names, this index in a valuable tool, to those looking to know if a will was ever made. Arranged alphabetically by surname, together with first name/s, and a description (sometimes relationship to another person, sometimes a place is mentioned), together with the date.
Examples entries:
Da, Andro, in Mausfuird, par. of Farnuall, in Angas, 3 Jan 1607
Young, Marion, relict of Thomas Flemying, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, 26 June 1624
This CD consists of high quality scans of the original text of the index, and has been made searchable, printable, and is fully bookmarked for easy navigation. Please note this is an INDEX only, not transcriptions or copies of the original wills.
Please read carefully: This CD index is for Personal Use ONLY. So libraries, societies and other organisations CANNOT purchase this product. It is not allowed to be used for commercial use, library use, loan, provision of a lookup service or print service, it is also not allowed to be resold.
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Edinburgh Calendar of Wills 1514-1600
