We have a list of wills that pertain to the people of the parish.
We have a few that we own.. and we are very keen to have copies of any others that may be donated.
Otherwise this list will be added to the long list of items to find funding for.
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?407
Wills & Testaments
If a person wished to settle his or her affairs before death, they drew up a will, which set down their instructions as to the disposal of their possessions and named the executor whom they wished to administer the estate. The executor had to be confirmed by the court and the document drawn up by the court for this purpose is known as a testament. There are two types of testaments: the testament testamentar and testament dative.
Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936
In Scotland, probate records are called confirmations and they include a testament and an inventory of the estate. This collection includes an index and images to the annually published Calendar…
John Cattanach 30 Nov 1920 Ardchattan 14 Dec 1920
Christina Douglas 19 Mar 1927 Inveresregan, Ardchattan, Taynuilt 29 Mar 1927
Elizabeth Bell King 25 Nov 1895 Ardchattan, Argyllshire 5 Feb 1896
Hugh MacArthur 4 May 1927 Ardachy Farm, Ardchattan 12 Jun 1928
Rev John Archibald MacCormick 9 Jan 1926 The Mans of Ardchattan, Taynuilt, Argyll 13 Feb 1934
Flora MacDougall 26 Sep 1913 Taynuilt, ,Parish of Ardchattan and Muckairn, County of Argyll 27 Jan 1915
Jean MacIntyre 12 Dec 1896 Ardchattan Manse 24 Feb 1897
John Mackinnon 13 Apr 1915 Parish of Ardchattan 25 Jan 1916
Rev Hugh MacLachlan 2 May 1903 Ardchattan 16 Feb 1904
James M'Kechnie 31 Mar 1907 Blarcreen, Ardchattan, Taynuilt 8 Aug 1907
John Paterson 26 May 1880 Ardchattan 22 Oct 1880
Jane Elizabeth Mary Campbell Popham 12 Sep 1878 Ardchattan Priory 2 Nov 1878
see example http://greatayton.wikidot.com/wills-inventories
The National Archives
during Covid year 2020 there were records made available to download
these are the ones downloaded so far ..
Will of Patrick Campbell of Ardchattan , Argyllshire
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Name of Register: Pitts Quire Numbers: 1 - 54. Will of Patrick Campbell of Ardchattan , Argyllshire.
Location: Ardchattan , Argyllshire
Held by: The National Archives, Kew - Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Date: 02 January 1806
Reference: PROB 11/1436/4
Subjects: Wills and probate
Will of Robert Campbell of Ardchattan , Argyllshire
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Name of Register: Arden Quire Numbers: 401 - 450. Will of Robert Campbell of Ardchattan , Argyllshire.
Location: Ardchattan , Argyllshire
Held by: The National Archives, Kew - Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Date: 24 June 1840
Reference: PROB 11/1929/52
Subjects: Wills and probate
Will of Angus Macdonell otherwise Macdonald, Heritable Proprietor of Lands of Ardchattan , Argyllshire
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Name of Register: Walpole Quire Numbers: 97 - 144. Will of Angus Macdonell otherwise Macdonald, Heritable Proprietor of Lands of Ardchattan , Argyllshire.
Location: Ardchattan , Argyllshire
Held by: The National Archives, Kew - Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Date: 05 February 1798
Reference: PROB 11/1302/51
Subjects: Wills and probate
Will of Alexander Campbell of Barcaldine , Argyllshire
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Name of Register: Kenyon Quire Numbers: 602 - 656. Will of Alexander Campbell of Barcaldine , Argyllshire.
Location: Barcaldine , Argyllshire
Held by: The National Archives, Kew - Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Date: 10 August 1802
Reference: PROB 11/1379/83
Subjects: Wills and probate
Will of Anna Campbell alias Trapaud, Widow of Barcaldine , Argyllshire
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Name of Register: Walpole Quire Numbers: 390 - 435. Will of Anna Campbell alias Trapaud, Widow of Barcaldine , Argyllshire.
Location: Barcaldine , Argyllshire
Held by: The National Archives, Kew - Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Date: 28 June 1798
Reference: PROB 11/1308/220
Subjects: Wills and probate
Other inheritance records
https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Retours_of_Services_of_Heirs_1544_1699_V.html? - there are several mentions of Ardchattan but not downloadable
These records, informally known as Retours of Services of Heirs, represent possibly the greatest unused resource for Scottish genealogy and land history, but are not widely available and thus are largely unknown. Essentially, they are abbreviated abstracts of the records of inheritance, the continuity of heritable possession of land and certain associated rights and responsibilities. The original Retours themselves are often long and complicated, and mostly in Latin, but they were indexed and abbreviated into the form presented here. The Retours can be searched by surname and place name, by county.
book format at NRS
1800-1849
Index to the services of heirs in Scotland in ten year blocks.
1859 onwards
Sasines NRS
NATIONAL ULTIMUS HAERES UNIT (NUHU) https://www.qltr.gov.uk/content/overview
