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One of the saddest family disputes I have read

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OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 7 Jul 2014 12:25

Having been born and brought up in Fife I have been following this story for quite a while, it has to be one of the saddest family disputes I have read :-)

A legal battle over the burial of a Black Watch soldier who died in 2011 is set to continue.

Private Mark Connolly's body has been kept in a morgue in London for the last three years as his wife and mother went to court over where he should be laid to rest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-28192647

As this is an ongoing court case, please be careful what you post - thank you

May you soon R.I.P. Mark Connolly <3

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I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 7 Jul 2014 12:28

How disrespectful :-|. May you soon be laid to rest Mark. <3

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 7 Jul 2014 12:34

:-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Mersey

Mersey Report 7 Jul 2014 12:35

How very sad :-( <3

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#Be Kind

Island

Island Report 7 Jul 2014 12:41

How selfish and undignified. The soldiers widow is next of kin so why is this even a case for the courts?

The time between a loved ones death and the funeral is awful. How can this woman prolong the agony for her daughter in law and disrespect her son as well?

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I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 7 Jul 2014 13:04

It appears that his mother was named as executor in his will, however his wife claims her husband had originally named her as executor after their wedding in 2009, but changed it to his mother after a senior army officer wrongly told him he could not name his wife as executor.

I believe, that in Scots Law, burial rights are governed by Common Law, normally burial rights belong to the next of kin, which in this case would be his wife, alas when a dispute arises it is for the courts to decide, in this case the court ruled in favour of his wife, but now his mother has lodged an appeal against that ruling :-(

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 7 Jul 2014 16:54

All I can say is " Totally disrespectful to the memory of Mark"

R.I.P Mark.

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 7 Jul 2014 18:11

May you soon have the rest you deserve, brave soldier.

KittytheLearnerCook

KittytheLearnerCook Report 7 Jul 2014 20:20

:-( :-( :-( :-(

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Brockhurst Newman Pelham Parsons West Sussex Birth information for Thomas Parsons born in Cork 1818 mother Mary father ?Charles

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 8 Jul 2014 02:31

Sad that the two people who loved him so much should be at odds over this. I hope things work out right in the end and this poor man can be laid to rest with dignity.

Rest in peace, Mark


Liz

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Jul 2014 09:20

Such a shame - why couldn't they have the body cremated, then split the ashes between the two sites???

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KittytheLearnerCook

KittytheLearnerCook Report 8 Jul 2014 10:13

When I die and, hopefully, move on to a better place, I don't really care what happens to my empty body...............I won't be in it .

Researching:
Brockhurst Newman Pelham Parsons West Sussex Birth information for Thomas Parsons born in Cork 1818 mother Mary father ?Charles