If Duncan abandoned his family would Agnes be listed as being widowed? Jacquie -----Original Message----- From: midlothian-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:midlothian-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lynne Ingalls Sent: June 18, 2010 4:46 PM To: midlothian@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] Irregularmarriages:Duncan M'CarterandElisabethSimpson With regard to the other records you found about arrests and transportation, the parish expense records show that Duncan's wife, Agnes Barclay was a widow by 1817.

My GGG Grandfather was transported to Tasmania for life in 1836. He was still alive (in Tasmania) in 1853 but his wife was entered as a Widow in the 1851 (Cupar, Fife) Census. Rhoda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacquie" <jjjcmj@mymts.net> To: <midlothian@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 2:21 AM Subject: Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] Duncan M'Carter > If Duncan abandoned his family would Agnes be listed as being widowed? > > Jacquie >