Illegitimate ancestor? Search the free Sheriff Court database!

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If you have been doing genealogy for more than five minutes you will have discovered that our Victorian ancestors were not quite as well behaved as we may have have been led to believe. The number of children born outside marriage, or within weeks of the marriage astounded me when I began researching.

A free new database could help you unlock your families secrets, search Jedburgh court records for free here: http://maxwellancestry.co.uk/ancestry/resources/courtsearch.aspx

For more information see my blog: http://scottishgenealogyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/sheriff-court-records.html

I hope this helps you trace an unknown ancestor!

Emma

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We have added some help pages/guides to our website. Hopefully these will answer some FAQ about our online indexes and help you find your ancestors.

http://maxwellancestry.co.uk/ancestry/resources/help.htm

The guides cover our the following:

Prison Index Guide

Non-OPR Parish Records Index Guide

Sheriff Court Paternity Cases Index Guide

Early Census and Population Lists Guide

1841-1861 Census Indexes Guide

http://maxwellancestry.co.uk/ancestry/resources/help.htm