Biagamous marriages.....

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:33 pm

Hi

I have found two examples of bigamy. The marriage certificates have been stamped "Bigamy" in the left hand margins.

Does anyone know how I can find out if there are any accessible records of the consequences of these events?

Many thanks

Andrew

Post by **marilyn morning** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:42 am

Hello Andrew

Thanks for joining our forum here on TalkinScot.
What are the details of this marriage?

Regards
Marilyn

Post by **marilyn morning** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:20 am

Hi Andrew

Bigamy being what it is (a crowd puller and newspaper seller) then the case would almost certainly have made the papers.

I presume Frederick was found out some months before the 1919 date? The case would almost certainly be in the Edinburgh papers-The Scotsman
www.thescotsman.com, for example-as I believe the case would be tried at the High Court in Endinburgh.

So there should be newspapers and court records to look for. With a bit of luck, the entire story should be readily available.

Regards
Marilyn

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:56 am

Hi Marilyn. Can you see it all a hundred years from now when genealogists have to start looking at same-sex marriages and their kids

dennis

Post by **marilyn morning** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:10 am

Dennis

Must say that should prove to be interesting indeed!

Regards
Marilyn

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:41 pm

marilyn morning wrote:Hi Andrew

Bigamy being what it is (a crowd puller and newspaper seller) then the case would almost certainly have made the papers.

I presume Frederick was found out some months before the 1919 date? The case would almost certainly be in the Edinburgh papers-The Scotsman
www.thescotsman.com, for example-as I believe the case would be tried at the High Court in Endinburgh.

So there should be newspapers and court records to look for. With a bit of luck, the entire story should be readily available.

Regards

Hi Marilyn

You were correct in assuming the Scotsman would have a report. Many thanks. In fact I found another reference to my family, my grandfather was jailed for sedition in 1921!

best wishes

Andrew