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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Roxburghshire => Topic started by: fiona g on Friday 22 June 07 16:20 BST (UK)

Title: charged with theft@Jedburgh
Post by: fiona g on Friday 22 June 07 16:20 BST (UK)

With the help of Tidybooks and Falkyrn from Rootschat have discovered an ancestor and his wife who was accused of theft and reset of theft,my ancestor was charged and sent to Perth prison for 15months(his wife got off)anyway to find out what they nicked. The trial was Jedburgh Sherriff Court 1863.    Fiona

Title: Re: charged with theft@Jedburgh
Post by: Ann Baker on Monday 02 July 07 01:46 BST (UK)

Fiona

I have found similiar in the local paper where there was an account of the trial but also the National Archives in Scotland have all the prison records for Scotland.

Fraid I don't know what the local paper for that area was at that time but is worth contacting Jedburgh library
http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/life/educationandlearning/libraries/libraryservices/librarydetails/18546.html

They are most likely place to hold old newpapers and if anything like Paisley library will look for you for free!

Another one to try is the Borders FHS http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk/BFHSFamilyTreeSearchForm.asp


 NAS can be contacted at http://www.nas.gov.uk/

Ann

Title: Re: charged with theft@Jedburgh
Post by: fiona g on Monday 02 July 07 08:39 BST (UK)

Thanks Ann