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Title: Peter Somers
Post by: gerry4 on Friday 25 March 11 16:29 GMT (UK)

Peter, the celtic player was a member of my family from his mothers side Mary Ann Twiss.

I am trying to find out about his later days. According to the Scotsman he died in a Nursing home and not in hostel and Wikiceltic said. Also the paper said that he was a director of Hamilton Accies.

I have found out that he had a dispute with parents Trustees but i don't know of the outcome. At that time he was described as a Wine & Spirits Merchant. His Uncles was also one in Edinburgh and i wonder if there was a connection.

Can anyone help.

Thanks

Title: Re: Peter Somers
Post by: sancti on Friday 25 March 11 17:44 GMT (UK)

When and where did he die?

Did he leave a will?

Title: Re: Peter Somers
Post by: gerry4 on Friday 25 March 11 18:02 GMT (UK)

He died 27 Nov 1914 in Glasgow. Not sure about a will

Title: Re: Peter Somers
Post by: sancti on Friday 25 March 11 18:07 GMT (UK)

Found his death notice in the Glasgow Herald

Age 36, buried in The West cemetery in Hamilton and with an impressive headstone

Title: Re: Peter Somers
Post by: gerry4 on Friday 25 March 11 20:09 GMT (UK)

Is it online so that I can access it?

Title: Re: Peter Somers
Post by: sancti on Friday 25 March 11 21:26 GMT (UK)

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19141128&printsec=frontpage

Title: Re: Peter Somers
Post by: gerry4 on Friday 25 March 11 21:38 GMT (UK)

thanks for that. Did not know that google had newspaper archives. That may help on other research.
Ta
Gerry

Title: Re: Peter Somers
Post by: sancti on Friday 25 March 11 21:46 GMT (UK)

I think the RCE posted on Celticwiki is for someone else but it's not very clear

Title: Re: Peter Somers
Post by: gerryfarrell on Friday 25 March 11 23:11 GMT (UK)

HI Gerry,

Have a look here http://celticgraves.com/topic/8351776/1/
Its a site dedicated to locating the graves of all Celtic players. Quite an interesting thread about Peter with his death record entry, RCE. Marriage entry and a couple of photo's of his headstone.

Gerry

Title: Re: Peter Somers
Post by: HubbellGardiner on Saturday 26 March 11 16:43 GMT (UK)

Hi gerry4

You mentioned in your first post about a dispute with trustees. I have looked at The Scotsman archive and there is an article relating to a settlement in this case in the issue of July 12, 1913.

Also if you wanted more details I have looked at the National Archives of Scotland online catalogue and I have found the following reference:

CS46/1913/7/42    Decree of declaration and adjudication etc., Peter Somers v John Davidson and another (Mrs Somer's trustees)      July 1913

If you are able you could could go and view the document at the National Archives or you can e-mail them and they will advise you how much it would cost for them to send you a copy.

Hope this information helps. :)

Regards,
HubbellGardiner

Title: Re: Peter Somers
Post by: gerry4 on Saturday 26 March 11 17:10 GMT (UK)

Thank you all for your help.

gerry