Wills are legal documents listing a person's wishes regarding property disposal when they die, hence are useful at providing details of other members of the family of the deceased.
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BAIRD's of Scotland |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140215101720/http://w... |
| Description: | BAIRD's of Scotland |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer seems to be active. Most information still seems to be accessible. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British Presence in South Patagonia |
| Link: | https://patbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Presence in South Patagonia |
| Extra Info: | A wealth of information about those British who settled in here. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Link: | http://www.argbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Extra Info: | Many of the marriage records indicate place of birth. |
| Classification: | Births, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Link: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes seaman's wills and some foreign returns of births, marriages and deaths. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes wills of Royal Navy Seamen 1786 -1882. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK) |
| Extra Info: | Includes wills. Many detailed records require payment. |
| Classification: | Census, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes 1861-1901 censuses; Scottish Covenanters Index; Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857; Various wills |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Scotland's People |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Scotland's People |
| Extra Info: | Official Government Source of genealogical data for Scotland. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Scottish Genealogy Databases |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20080602101740/http://w... |
| Description: | Scottish Genealogy Databases |
| Extra Info: | The site is no longer running but is archived. Also includes surname specific databases. If the site doesn't load clicking on the word impatient often works. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | The Gazette - Official Public Record |
| Link: | https://www.thegazette.co.uk/ |
| Description: | The Gazette - Official Public Record |
| Extra Info: | The Gazette is formally the combination of three publications: The London Gazette, The Belfast Gazette and The Edinburgh Gazette. The Gazettes are official journals of record. |
| Classification: | National, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | The National Archives Online Collections |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records |
| Classification: | National, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | WILLS - Find a Will from UK Government Site |
| Link: | https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills |
| Description: | Search for the will or probate of any person in the UK who died in or after 1858 |
| Extra Info: | UK Government Probate Search for Wills and Probate, including wills of soldiers who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986 |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills - The National Archives Records - Seamen's Wills |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | Wills of Royal Naval Seamen (1786 - 1882) |
| Extra Info: | Search and download the wills of around 35,000 men who joined the Royal Navy between 1786 and 1882 |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills and Death Duties Records and Indexes - National Archives Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Wills and Death Duties Records and Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes wills from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1384-1858, death duty registers 1796-1811 and wills of Royal Navy seamen 1786-1882. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills Index for Scotland 16th - 17th Century |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20070807101749/http://... |
| Description: | Scottish Wills Index 16th - 17th Century |
| Extra Info: | This is a site that is no longer active. The index is still visible, but obviously the searches and trascription service is no longer available. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
| Link: | Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
| Description: | Ancestry's Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Census, General, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GENUKI Country Page for Scotland |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ |
| Description: | General Information for Scotland |
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