Anderson Family Tradeston/Gorbals circa mid 1920's !!! SOLVED BY MONICA !!!

[Scott Anderson]

Hi guys,

hope some old timers can maybe help out, my great grandparents John and Lizzie Anderson moved to the area early 1903 from Limerick with four kids. John (Big Jack) ,Ethel,James (Jimmy) and Elizabeth (Lizzie) living in Dale Street.

In 1924 when my grandfathers brother James was 24 he married Mary Ann O'Connor, in January of 1926 their first and only child was born James Jnr, they lived in Nelson St.

A few months later at 11.30pm on the 8th May 1926 just a few months after the birth of his son James was murdered outside 128 Crookston St with a single stab wound to the neck and dying as a result of blood loss and shock a few moments later.

Now I am sure no one will remember this but would anyone know where to look to see if this was reported maybe in a newspaper or if anyone was ever convicted.


Cheers,

Scott

[apanderson]

Hi Scott,

The following link will take you to the Glasgow Herald on Google's 'News Archive Search':

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC

Good Luck!

Anne

[Scott Anderson]

hi anne,

thanks for the reply I have been through it already, unfortunately no editions available for a few days before May 8th or after, i checked about a weeks worth from the 15th May...my eyes are stinging.


thanks anyway,


scott

[MonicaL]

Scott, from what I can see elsewhere, on 11 May...

Four arrested and appeared at the Divisional Court (three of them brothers). The four, together with James Anderson, had been chatting when the subject of discussion became heated...and the stabbing ensued.

Will send more details.

Monica

[Scott Anderson]

oh monica you are a star could you send me more info


scott

[Scott Anderson]

guys,

thanks to anne for help and a really special thanks to monica for solving this family question by finding for me all the newspaper reports on the murder and court case of my Uncle Jimmy.

a million thanks,


scott

[Scott Anderson]

i hope this works folks, it's a pdf file of the trial outcome.

hope you enjoy.

scott

[yokerbrian]

If you want to obtain the trial papers you can contact the National Archives of Scotland.

The following is a link to the Call Ref.
http://195.153.34.9/onlinecatalogue/details.aspx?reference=JC26%2f1926%2f41&st=1&tc=y&tl=n&tn=n&tp=n&k=Francis+Belton&ko=a&r=&ro=s&df=&dt=&di=y

I ordered papers from them before cost me about £15 if memory serves me correctly.

[Scott Anderson]

that's brilliant brian thanks for that.


scott