My research interests in West Lothian are Christy and O'Brien. The Christy(Christie) ancestors first show up in the 1851 census. They came from County Leitrim. My O'Brien ancestor Hugh was found dead in mysterious circumstances in his own house on the 1st October 1873. His second wife inherited his money and possessions although she does not seem to have provided an explanation as to what she was doing that particular night. His son-in-law had to come halfway across Scotland to find his body and report his death. There was a post mortem and a report by the Procurator Fiscal. I still think his dastardly second wife "did him in". Is this likely to have been reported in a local newspaper or was the unexplained death of an Irish labourer likely to have been of very little interest? Rosemary S'il te plait, monsieur, dessine-moi un mouton. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

WELCOME New Subscriber!! You wrote: > My research interests in West Lothian are Christy and > O'Brien. The Christy(Christie) ancestors first show up > in the 1851 census. They came from County Leitrim. As you've not mentioned the four parents of the prior generation, I wondered why not? My > O'Brien ancestor Hugh was found dead in mysterious > circumstances in his own house on the 1st October > 1873. His second wife inherited his money and > possessions although she does not seem to have > provided an explanation as to what she was doing that > particular night. His son-in-law had to come halfway > across Scotland to find his body and report his death. > There was a post mortem and a report by the Procurator > Fiscal. I still think his dastardly second wife "did > him in". Is this likely to have been reported in a > local newspaper or was the unexplained death of an > Irish labourer likely to have been of very little > interest? > > Rosemary > > S'il te plait, monsieur, dessine-moi un mouton. > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- Cheers, ALISTAIR M. CAMERON A.A.G.R.A. Professional Genealogist http://quozl.netrek.org/cameron-research/ PO Box 215 BUNDANOON NSW 2578 AUSTRALIA

Sorry List and Administrator I inadvertently sent a draft reply just minutes ago to LIST with this discourteous unfinished para : --------------- You wrote: > My research interests in West Lothian are Christy and > O'Brien. The Christy(Christie) ancestors first show up > in the 1851 census. They came from County Leitrim. As you've not mentioned the four parents of the prior generation, I wondered why not? --------------------------- I'll send to list again shortly but with DUE CARE!! Cheers, ALISTAIR M. CAMERON

This is my second reply to Rosemary Meechan who wrote: > > My research interests in West Lothian are Christy and > O'Brien. The Christy(Christie) ancestors first show up > in the 1851 census. They came from County Leitrim. As you have not mentioned the parents of Hugh and his wives, I guess these may not yet be known to you. It is routine that for deaths in Scotland after 1855, the death entry has fairly comprehensive info which helps family research. You probably know that the IGI deals mostly with births/ marriages- deaths are pretty well ignored. Among the raft of useful facts in the Death register are the names of parents of the deceased incl mother's maiden surname. > My > O'Brien ancestor Hugh was found dead in mysterious > circumstances in his own house on the 1st October > 1873. His second wife inherited his money and > possessions although she does not seem to have > provided an explanation as to what she was doing that > particular night. Found dead on 1st Oct, but how long dead? It may not be certain on what date he died in which case the widow may have poor recall of the days prior to Oct 1. I often find it hard to recall what I did on the day-before-yesterday! > I still think his dastardly second wife "did > him in". Is this likely to have been reported in a > local newspaper or was the unexplained death of an > Irish labourer likely to have been of very little > interest? Unless journalists were very different in those days, I'd feel wary of trusting any details presented by a local newspaper. You may do well to read the post- mortem report. Cheers, ALISTAIR M. CAMERON http://quozl.netrek.org/cameron-research/ PO Box 215 BUNDANOON NSW 2578 AUSTRALIA