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Title: Bigamy
Post by: lola0908 on Monday 03 January 11 23:21 GMT (UK)

Hi

My Great Grandfather and his wife were both convicted of bigamy in 1926 as they had both remarried.

How would they have found out they were all ready married as it was years later they were both convicted? What would happen to people convicted of bigamy and is there anyway of finding out what punishment they would have been given?

Any help would be great :-)

Thanks

Laura

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: elaine447 on Monday 03 January 11 23:43 GMT (UK)

Hi Laura
Have you looked on the National Archives
http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/
Elaine

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: sancti on Tuesday 04 January 11 11:31 GMT (UK)

Do you know the date in 1926

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: lola0908 on Tuesday 04 January 11 21:18 GMT (UK)

Hi Elaine

Thanks I had a wee look, i never got anything on them but i did see they had info on someone else.

Thanks  :)

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: lola0908 on Tuesday 04 January 11 21:27 GMT (UK)

Hi Sancti

The date they were convicted was 25 January 1926 ( i have the RCE for both of them).  One was held in Calton, Glasgow and the other in Blythswood, Glasgow.

Thanks  :)

Laura

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: sancti on Tuesday 04 January 11 22:58 GMT (UK)

Were the names Corbitt?

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: lola0908 on Tuesday 04 January 11 23:02 GMT (UK)

Yes there names were William Corbett and Sarah Wiggins Haggart.

Thanks :-)

Laura

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: sancti on Tuesday 04 January 11 23:04 GMT (UK)

Both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 3 months imprisonment

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: lola0908 on Tuesday 04 January 11 23:08 GMT (UK)

Hi Santci

Thank you very much I really appreciate your help  :)

Laura

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: sancti on Tuesday 04 January 11 23:10 GMT (UK)

Both the men were innocent in all this, it was all the shameless hussy's fault  ;D

You can read it on the Herald archives

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: lola0908 on Tuesday 04 January 11 23:22 GMT (UK)

Lol no doubt they would blame the woman  :o Where would I access the Herald archives? Would I go to archives in Edinburgh?

Sorry kind of new to this.

Thanks again

Laura

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: sancti on Tuesday 04 January 11 23:28 GMT (UK)

Hope this link works

Page 7 heading is Charges of bigamy

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19260126&printsec=frontpage

Title: Re: Bigamy
Post by: lola0908 on Tuesday 04 January 11 23:43 GMT (UK)

Thats brilliant! Thank you so much.  I love it how he blamed the wife lol  :D

Thanks again for all your help  :)

Laura