Skeletons in the closet anyone?

[BumbleB]

jaybelnz - I wasn't saying that it was YOU who was pulling anyone's leg - however, facts are facts - and the Michelin Guides were not issued until 1900, and Michelin Stars were not awarded prior to 1926.  The original purpose of the Guides, produced by the Michelin brothers, who were tyre manufacturers, was to promote their own business in France.  AND therefore a Michelin Star restaurant in 1842 is mythical.

I shall now shut-up and go away 

[jaybelnz]

  . You don't have to shut up and go away at all, it's me that should do that! I should have researched my locations and time frames a lot better shouldn't I!  Also my A Frames! They didn't come till later either! And probably never had them in Malawi!  I just got carried away!

It was actually very hard work to do all those substitutions too -kept getting them mixed up! 

Jeanne

[queenwillow]

It seems that both sides of my family were allergic to marriage!
On my Mothers side, her parents decided to get married when she was 15 and they had had all their children
On my fathers side his mother was unmarried as well
My stepfathers mother didn't get married until he was 7!
At least I got married before I had children (though not with the man I married !)

[andrewalston]

I have a 1st cousin 3 times removed who was found guilty of rape in 1883.

Reading the newspaper reports I found myself mentally cheering for the victim, who gave the same account at the police court, the committal hearing and at the Assizes.

Joseph was sent down for 12 years.

[suek2075]

I'm quite envious that people have found some skeletons... the thing about skeletons is that they usually generate some extra sources of information - court proceedings, newspaper articles, etc. which add to the interest of researching.

The closest I have come so far is someone my mother unearthed some years ago - if I remember correctly he killed someone, fled the country for the Australian gold rush, leaving behind his wife and child, then got himself killed in some brawl in Australia while his wife and child were sailing out there to live with him. Not sure what happened to them afterwards. We have lots of information including newspaper cuttings etc., but despite Mam adopting him so far I've been unable to prove that he belongs to our family!

[Redroger]

jaybelnz - I wasn't saying that it was YOU who was pulling anyone's leg - however, facts are facts - and the Michelin Guides were not issued until 1900, and Michelin Stars were not awarded prior to 1926.  The original purpose of the Guides, produced by the Michelin brothers, who were tyre manufacturers, was to promote their own business in France.  AND therefore a Michelin Star restaurant in 1842 is mythical.

I shall now shut-up and go away 

Some years ago, Michelin sought damages against another trade who was displaying the Michelin man unauthorized; they lost the case he he could prove that the figure he was displaying pre-dated Michelin by many years.

[Annie65115]

Lots of madness, badness and sadness amongst my ancestors.

The most noteworthy is Richard Tidd, brother of my 4gt grandfather, and one of the Cato St Conspirators

http://spartacus-educational.com/PRtidd.htm

[Rosinish]

My find cannot be claimed as a "Skeleton" as it is very very recent.

I have a relative who was charged with manslaughter & jailed for causing the death of his own mother (my dads 1st cousin) although not in this country 

Annie

[fastfusion]

have been reading some of the replies to this.......   uuuummmm.

lawbreakers are probably found in every family surname, and for the genealogical or family historian one should be relieved to explore the adventures of the few folk that have been lucky enough to reach the focal attention of the their day.....       i wouldnt consider one of my ancestors having his head lopped off a skeleton in the cupboard though, as during the time of King Charles there were many who  unjustly treated....    my family also has the pleasure of having an illustrious sea captain who ran his vessel aground accidently during one the Nelson battles.....   i am fortunate enough to say that just about every generation of my lot were notable or got themselves into mischief.... but as my dad used to say "they are just a worldly lot, willing to explore the parameters of life". And thank the good fella upstairs they did otherwise my family history story would be flat and mundain....