Dear all, well i have just received some informaton, about my relatives death.
I must admit it is a shock. and also i now have more questions!!!! My father my grandmother was brought up by her grandmother. so maybe no one knew what happened?
Thank you Tom, for finding the following info
From the Scotsman 21 August 1899
Alleged Fatal Wife Assault In Glasgow - A serious affair resulting in the death of a woman occurred in the Southside of Glasgow on Saturday evening. Shortly after ten o'clock yesterday forenoon , Detective Thomas Kilgour reported at the Southern Police Office, Glasgow, the death of Elizabeth M'Guire or White, twenty-seven years of age , the wife of John White, a hammerman, which took place in their house at 218 Wellington Street, Southside , between six o'clock on Saturday evening and half-past seven yesterday morning. On Saturday evening about six o'clock, it is alleged, the deceased and her husband were quarrelling in the house, and that he struck her with his fists, knocked her down and kicked her. Between eleven and twelve o'clock deceased's mother, Cecilia M'Gee or M'Guire, and Thomas M'Guire, both residing at the same place, found White standing drunk at the end of the close, and took him to his house, which consists of a single room, and is entered from a back court. At that time they saw Mrs White lying on her face on the floor, and, thinking she was asleep, they put a shawl. over her and came away. About half-past seven o'clock yesterday morning Mrs M'Guire, whoso house is divided from White's by a thin partition, heard White knocking on the wall, and she got up and went to see what he wanted. He told her there was something wrong with his wife. Mrs M'Guire looked at her daughter lying on the floor, and saw she was just in the same position as when she left her on the previous evening. Mrs M'Guire informed the police of the affair, and White was taken into custody pending further inquiries. The dead body was examined about half-past eight yesterday morning by Dr David Chalmers, 26 Abbotsford Place, Glasgow , who found several cuts on the head and severe bruises on the forehead, arms, and body. He was of opinion that death must have taken place eight or nine hours before he saw the body. The place in which the tragedy occurred is known to the police as a very rough quarter. Crowds of people gathered in South Wellington Street yesterday and discussed the affair. White, the neighbours allege, was in the habit of taking drink every pay day, and on this occasions he is said to have become very violent. He has a family of three girls, the eldest of whom is seven years of age.
PAGE perth scot, GALBRAITH Bo,ness, MILNE Angus, THOMSON Bo'ness, MCgure, Glasgow, WHITE, Glasgow
any help much appreciated kind regards Lynda