British Inheritance Laws - early 1800's

Hey, beautyforashes. Welcome to A2K. I can't help you, but there are quite a few Brits on this forum, and perhaps one or several will reply to your query.

When looking for a specific law in Great Britain, you should know of the differences in e.g. Scottish and English law.

This is a more general view about the history of the European Inheritage and Succession Law:

source: Encyclopedia Britannica


You will find a more specific -but popularly written- answer from a dictionary of that time here:
The Victorian Dictionary: THE LAW OF WILL-MAKING


Sorry that I can't give you more information re Scottish Law (although I'm friendly with the Dean of the law department of a Scottish University ).

I tried to locate this quote on Britannica and I couldn't find it and it would be highly useful in a research report i need to write and with proper citation this information would prove highly beneficial.

I'll tried to re-find it - unfortunately I wasn't successful (until now).

(It's from the dvd-version, so it's there/here ... :wink: )

Here we are (quotation is as if taken from the [online] premium service [which actually is the very same to the dvd-version, as I confirmed]):


(quoted in MLA-style:]
Inheritance." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
20 Apr. 2004 <http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=109289>.

[quoted in 'Britannica-style':]
"inheritance" Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
<http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=109289>
[Accessed April 20, 2004].

thank you so much!