On May 13, 1893, John Hamilton, a 41-year-old man from High Blantyre, tragically died after tripping over a signal wire while crossing the rail line to catch a train to Glasgow. He was struck by a moving train, leaving behind a widow and three children. This incident followed a similar tragedy just weeks prior.
Reading quite a lot of these type of cases in 1901. Court cases were women, no longer in relationships were suing men for breach of promise, often winning financial damage. Promises of marriage being rescinded upon. Very different to today, when one individual calls off or ends a relationship. The Court of Session was the […]