Sometime ago someone (I forget who - apologies ) suggested using google books. I did and have found the details of a murder trial in Inverness in 1838 at which my ggg-grandmother was a witness - it was her next door neighbour who had been murdered by her husband....in a very small village in the Outer Hebrides.
It's amazing to have a transcription of what she said at the time! So thankyou to whoever it was who made the excellent suggestion!
On a related note, Stornoway library have been very, very helpful in ascertaining that the witness was indeed my ancestor. If you have questions in the Outer Hebrides then I'd suggest you get in touch with them.
The husband was eventually found to be insane and was not executed. I wonder whether anyone can suggest how I can find out what happened to him? Presumably he would have been sent to a lunatic asylum. Unfortunately his name was Malcolm Macleod - very common indeed...almost as bad as the English John Smith.
It's amazing to have a transcription of what she said at the time! So thankyou to whoever it was who made the excellent suggestion!
On a related note, Stornoway library have been very, very helpful in ascertaining that the witness was indeed my ancestor. If you have questions in the Outer Hebrides then I'd suggest you get in touch with them.
The husband was eventually found to be insane and was not executed. I wonder whether anyone can suggest how I can find out what happened to him? Presumably he would have been sent to a lunatic asylum. Unfortunately his name was Malcolm Macleod - very common indeed...almost as bad as the English John Smith.
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