Foundations of Scottish Genealogy 6 of 12: Scotland has no Probate – Wills and Testaments, Land Inheritance back to 1544

Scotland has Wills and Testaments – which are not the same thing, although some Testaments may contains Wills. And there is no Probate – Scotland has a system of Confirmation instead. Also, do not look for land, houses or other “real” property in Wills before the 1860s. Land and property inheritance was by a separate system. This Class will use ScotlandsPeople and other resources, and will follow on to the next Class.