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F.M.P. look up please.

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Hilary

Hilary Report 20 Oct 2019 14:56

Could someone please look up on F.M.P. Scotland, Will & Testament Index David Baird 1764, Edinburgh, Midlothian.
Thankyou.

Maddie

Maddie Report 20 Oct 2019 15:04

David
Last name Baird
Year 1764
Date 30 Apr 1764
Place Edinburgh
Commissariot Edinburgh
County Midlothian
Country Scotland
Additional information merchant, and late baillie of Edinburgh
Publication Commissariot Record Of Edinburgh Register Of Testaments Part Iii (1701-1800)
Record set Scotland, Will And Testament Index 1481-1807
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Wills & Probate
Collections from Great Britain, Scotland

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 20 Oct 2019 15:08

You can view the original document on Scotlands People for 10 credits:

Baird
David
30/4/1764
merchant and late baillie of Edinburgh
Testament Dative and Inventory; includes Eik dated 14/03/1769
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/119


It's not a Will, so may not name heirs.

From SP:

"Testament dative
The testament dative is drawn up by the court if a person died intestate (without leaving a will), in order to appoint and confirm the executor on their behalf. It comprises three parts:
the introductory clause;
an inventory of the deceased's possessions;
the confirmation clause.

The testament dative might name a family member or a creditor as executor, but if the deceased died in debt, a creditor might be appointed as executor instead. In such cases, the testament includes a list of the deceased's debts.

Inventory
An additional inventory is a supplement to a testament, added some time later, to extend the confirmation of an executor to cover property not originally included."

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Hilary

Hilary Report 20 Oct 2019 15:31

Thankyou both of you.