Someone recently posted the URL for the British newspaper archives << www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk >> and searching these archives has provided new information and also some amusement. Elizabeth Thorrat was enumerated with her father and her children in 1871, so her husband must have died. But she had two additional children whose father was Andrew Bell or Andrew Bell Cunningham. I found the story in the newspaper Archives and the mystery was solved: "Case of Bigamy -- At the Glasgow Circuit Court, on Monday, a man named Andrew Bell was charged with having, on 14th October, in the house occupied by the Rev. Andrew Lepier, entered into a matrimonial connection with Elizabeth Thorrat or Kirkcaldy, widow, residing in Cumberland Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow, while his wife, whom he married in Falkirk on 26th March, 1869, was still alive. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment." And another one (Index only) concerning my great-great-grandmother, Mary Mitchelson nee Thorat: Dumfries and Galloway Standard Wed 16 May 1855 Dumfriesshire, Scotland SHERIFF'S CRIMINAL COURT, DUMFRIES “ ......Widow Mitchelson's house in Dumfries, and observing that her watch did not keep time, he urged her to let him have it, saying he would repair and return it in the course of a week. Instead of doing so, Smith pawned it for 3s 6d. He was convicted and ... ?" There was another one in the Glasgow Herald where my great-grandfather was thrown out of a cart by a run-away horse. All most enlightening. There is some real entertainment to be found in these old newspapers! Irene (Canada) On 28-Apr-12, at 7:39 PM, David and Chris wrote: > >> Hi, Irene and Sandy and List members, > I read with interest all information on John Thurot / Agnes Locke. > I have been pieceing together all relevant info on the above and > their daughter Jane Thurot married Adam Lockerbie(Lockerby) . They > are my husbands 5X grandparents and 4X grandparents. > Irene sent me some information last year which was wonderful but > still hoping for more. > Can you also tell what a M.I. is?? > M.I. = monumental inscription

Thank you Irene. Christine Someone recently posted the URL for the British newspaper archives << www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk >> and searching these archives has provided new information and also some amusement. Elizabeth Thorrat was enumerated with her father and her children in 1871, so her husband must have died. But she had two additional children whose father was Andrew Bell or Andrew Bell Cunningham. I found the story in the newspaper Archives and the mystery was solved: "Case of Bigamy -- At the Glasgow Circuit Court, on Monday, a man named Andrew Bell was charged with having, on 14th October, in the house occupied by the Rev. Andrew Lepier, entered into a matrimonial connection with Elizabeth Thorrat or Kirkcaldy, widow, residing in Cumberland Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow, while his wife, whom he married in Falkirk on 26th March, 1869, was still alive. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment." And another one (Index only) concerning my great-great-grandmother, Mary Mitchelson nee Thorat: Dumfries and Galloway Standard Wed 16 May 1855 Dumfriesshire, Scotland SHERIFF'S CRIMINAL COURT, DUMFRIES “ ......Widow Mitchelson's house in Dumfries, and observing that her watch did not keep time, he urged her to let him have it, saying he would repair and return it in the course of a week. Instead of doing so, Smith pawned it for 3s 6d. He was convicted and ... ?" There was another one in the Glasgow Herald where my great-grandfather was thrown out of a cart by a run-away horse. All most enlightening. There is some real entertainment to be found in these old newspapers! Irene (Canada) On 28-Apr-12, at 7:39 PM, David and Chris wrote: > >> Hi, Irene and Sandy and List members, > I read with interest all information on John Thurot / Agnes Locke. > I have been pieceing together all relevant info on the above and their > daughter Jane Thurot married Adam Lockerbie(Lockerby) . They are my > husbands 5X grandparents and 4X grandparents. > Irene sent me some information last year which was wonderful but still > hoping for more. > Can you also tell what a M.I. is?? > M.I. = monumental inscription