Look Ups .....

maggie · Post by **maggie** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:29 am

Hello Janice
if you have any spare time
a look up for a OPR would be appreciated
for the marriage of
James Yool & Mary Somervile
26th march 1795 in Cadder Lanark.
Please don't worry if you don't have the time
kind regards
maggie

Miss Poohs · Post by **Miss Poohs** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:29 am

Hi Maggie, it was yesterday I was there - sorry.

maggie · Post by **maggie** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:46 am

Hello Janice

SORRY!!
that's me yet again not reading & digesting information properly
i must learn to not just jump in with both feet

when i'm tired (had just finished work).
and yes i'm generally a bit scatty

kind regards
maggie

AnnieMack · Post by **AnnieMack** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:06 pm

I am going to NRH tomorrow (Friday 14th) if I can be of any help.

Annie x

maggie · Post by **maggie** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:44 pm

Hello Annie
that is very kind of you,

yes Please
I hope to get there one day myself work & family commitments
prevent it at present i'd be like a kid in a sweetie shop

as i know the answers to my mystery's lie within those walls,and i have a fair few of those!!
thankyou once again and have a lovely day
kind regards
maggie

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:59 pm

I just wanted to publically thank Miss Poohs for looking up the records for me. She was able to find both

.

Mary Carson (who died of strangulation) was noted as dying from suicide by hanging...and at the age of approximately 80, it sounds a bit odd, doesn't it? But that was the finding.

And it WAS my Mary Carson who committed bigamy by marrying Andrew Fleming when she was still married to Charles Edward Kidd (anyone recall reading my posts about that? He just disappeared and Sarah - sorry I can't remember your posting name, but you know who you are... kindly found him for me in America).

So now I am wondering whether Mary and Andrew stayed together anyway, as she called herself Mary Carson or Fleming (no mention of Kidd), widow, on her THIRD marriage to a Robert Menzies. It's like in her own mind she felt the marriage to Charles Kidd didn't count, hehe.

This Mary was a bit of a girl alright!

But thanks again Miss Poohs!

Nina

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:04 pm

Hi Nina

Your suicide at that age was not too uncommon. We have a 73 year old who still had her Family staying round about her in Paisley who did the same.
there is a form of depression which can occur in older folks and if you have had a hard life I suppose it would be all too easy to give in particularly if you have nothing to look forward to.
We have pensions and perks of various sorts. they had nothing like that and no high interest investments to make life comfortable.

Russell

Miss Poohs · Post by **Miss Poohs** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:26 pm

You're very welcome Nina.

I was really surprised at the suicide verdict, but as Russell says things were different then.

Without getting too personal though, her age makes you wonder about the mechanics of it all - I mean 80 yrs old!!!

The bigamy situation was really interesting too - glad I was able to help.

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:24 pm

Update on this item, re the bigamy. I looked up Andrew Fleming's death in 1922 and it says he was single. No sign of Mary anywhere on it. So I guess they may not have stayed together, although Mary dd not marry her third husband until 1927. Oh well...

Nina

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:14 pm

ninatoo wrote:.....snipped.............
The first is a very curious death for Mary Carson, married to John Carson, died July 17 1911 in Irvine, Ayr. The RCE is noted as "Result of precognition, RCE Vol. 3, p 214, dated August 2nd 1911". She died of strangulation suddenly. Very curious! I can't find a reference to the precognition at NAS.

....snipped.........

You wont find an NAS reference as these PF records in general haven't survived.

See your email.

Orraverybest

David