Do records of coroners’ inquests survive in Scotland?

The Scottish system of investigating sudden deaths differs from the system of coroner’s inquests in England and Wales. Sudden deaths in Scotland are investigated by procurators fiscal (local state-funded prosecutors). The findings of investigations by the local procurator fiscal are recorded in the Register of Corrected Entries maintained by the National Records of Scotland (NRS), but few other records of the Procurator Fiscal service are deposited in Scottish archives. NRS hold records of Fatal Accident Inquiries held by sheriff courts (since 1895). There are fewer sources for fatal accidents before 1895. For more information about these, and for further details about Fatal Accident Inquiries, sheriff court records and the records of procurators fiscal go to the National Records of Scotland website. <https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/> [accessed 24 April 2024] and see also the Knowledge Base entry on Procurators Fiscal records and Fatal Accident Inquiries.