The Commissariot Record of Moray Register of Testaments 1684-1800

By Francis J. Grant

Book Overview

An archival key to the people and legal transactions that shaped Moray in eighteenth century Scotland. Names breathe back to life. The Commissariot Record of Moray Register of Testaments 1684-1800, by Francis J. Grant, presents scottish testament records gathered from the local commissariot courts and organised for modern reading. This probate register collection and wills and testaments archive does more than preserve names and dates; it reveals social networks, property concerns and legal rituals that underpinned everyday life across early modern Scotland. As a historical genealogy source, the register is invaluable for anyone tracing Moray family history, for students of scottish legal history, and for those who consult scottish parish records when reconstructing households. Read as prose or mined for data, the volume functions as a practical genealogists research tool and an ancestry document resource, and it restores the texture of community life that often evaporates from summary family trees. Accessible in tone yet exacting in detail, it suits casual readers seeking human stories as much as classic-literature collectors seeking authentic archival editions. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Its historical significance is straightforward: as a primary register it supplies documentary evidence for legal practice, inheritance patterns and local society across the eighteenth century. Researchers of early modern Scotland find material that illuminates continuity and change in Scottish life; family historians and compilers of british family archives find provable ties between names and places. Its careful arrangement makes cross-referencing against parish registers and estate papers straightforward, and its entries often supply the exact, citable details that form the backbone of family narratives. Presented with clarity and scholarly respect, the edition bridges archival authority and accessible reading, rewarding both methodical research and attentive browsing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9390382688
• ISBN13: 9789390382682
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"