Carruth Brick Wall

[MLindaNS]

Hi:  I have the marriage certificate of Helen Smith on Nov 6, 1857, to James Reid, widower, both of Paisley.  James is my great-grandfather.  The marriage record says Helen is the daughter of John Smith and Elizabeth Taylor.  Helen is listed as a widow but her married name not given.  Many decades ago, my aunt wrote in her genealogy notes that Helen Smith was the Widow Carruth.  We always assumed that Helen died shortly after the marriage because sometime in the early 1860s, James travelled to the United States and Canada where he married my great-grandmother in 1866 and raised a family of 5. I am very surprised to see that Helen lived a long life.  Before finding this post, I did see that she was in the 1861 census under the surname Carruth ... not Reid.  I am very interested in ANY information on Helen and her children.  I found a John Carruth who married Elizabeth Paterson and Margaret Fuller ... I believe this is Helen's son, John.  Looking forward to hearing from you!