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Other Men's Wives - His Sluts - Chapter 4
Fiction, Cheating, Coercion, Female exhibitionist, Group Sex, Male / Female Teens
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Posted Mon 29th of November 2010
Roy's continued conquests of other men's wives
Chapter 4
Becky was sitting with her arms propped on her knees and Tim had his back towards them as they walked into the clearing where they could be seen. Alarm immediately showed on Becky's face as she screamed and reached for her blouse and quickly covered her titties. At the sound of her scream, Tim turned around and saw them approaching. He quickly grabbed his shorts and put over his crotch as Harry stopped within a few feet of them.
"Who the hell are you?" Tim said angrily.
"I happen to own this property," Harry said sternly. "You're trespassing," he continued as he pointed towards a tree behind the two young lovers.
Tim quickly turned to look where Harry was pointing and saw the faded sign in the tree, "POSTED – NO TRESPASSING".
"I – I" Tim stuttered. "I didn't see the sign, Sir."
Yvonne knew Roy was just trying to scare them and she stood back silently for the moment as Roy continued. "Well, that's no excuse. I could have you arrested and charged with indecent exposure as well."
"Please Sir," Becky said as she began to cry. "We thought this land belonged to the University."
"It did until I bought it," Roy countered quickly. "So now what are we going to do with you two?"
"Please don't call the police," Becky said in a broken voice, her tears now very evident.
"We'll do anything you ask if you just let us leave here," Tim said.
Roy shrugged and looked at Yvonne. "What do you think?" he asked. Yvonne immediately got into the act.
"I don't think they were really trying to cause any trouble Harry," she said thoughtfully. "Maybe you should think about it. After all, they did offer to do anything you ask."
"Yes they did," he said as he turned to look at Tim again. "Did you mean it?"
"Yes!" Tim answered quickly.
"Okay," Roy said slowly. "I won't call the police under one condition. You come over here and eat my fiancee's pussy and your pretty little wife sucks my dick."
It took a second for his words to soak in and then a look of astonishment appeared on both their faces. "You can't mean that!" Becky said quickly.
"Oh but I do," Roy said quickly as he took out his cell phone. "It's either that or I call the police right now. I may even call the College Dean. He's a friend of mine."
"Please sir," Tim said in a passionate plea. "Don't do that. We'll get kicked out of college."
Roy just shrugged and looked at them sternly as if waiting for a decision. Finally Tim looked at Becky and spoke softly. "I don't think we have much choice," he told her.
She took a deep breath and exhaled loudly. "I don't guess we do. I told you we shouldn't have come up here."
"Okay. Okay," Tim said quickly. Then he looked back at Roy. "Let's get this over with."
Roy looked at Tim for a few seconds and then turned to look at Yvonne. "Take your clothes off," he told her.
Now she was the one with the look of surprise. "What?"
Roy laughed lightly. "Take your clothes off and go over there in front of Tim so he can eat your pussy. Becky is going to come over here and suck my dick while he does."
Yvonne exhaled strongly and then reached to loosen her skirt. As soon as it dropped at her feet, she was pulling the blouse over her head. Tim's eyes almost popped out of his head.
"What's wrong boy. Is this the first time you've ever seen a real woman naked?"
Tim had a hard time getting his voice but finally spoke up. "Becky is actually my wife and we were both virgins the first time we had sex," he said in a hoarse voice. "We're waiting to move into the couples dorm but right now we're still living in coed and it's not very private."
Roy motioned to Yvonne and she walked towards Tim until she was standing right in front of him and then she spread her legs slightly so that he was looking directly at her smooth pussy lips.
"I'm going to enjoy this even more then. Get busy," Roy said sternly.
When he saw Tim lean forward and began to lick at Yvonne's pussy, he turned his attention to Becky.
"Now you come over here," he told her as he loosened his shorts.
She got up slowly and he couldn't help but admire her young nude body as she walked towards him. Her pussy was covered with fine hair. He would take care of that later. He waited until she stopped and knelt in front of him before dropping his shorts to expose his big dick.
"Oh my God!" she said as soon as she saw it. "I can't get that in my mouth! God Tim! He's so big!"
"Try," he said as he put his hands on her head and pulled it towards his dick. She struggled at first but then she began to take him in a little at a time until she had about half his length in her mouth and then she began to strangle.
"Take it easy," he told her quickly. "You're doing fine."
He looked over at Tim and saw that Yvonne was now lying on their blanket and Tim was between her legs licking at her pussy with gusto. Yvonne's hands were on his head and she was obviously enjoying it. Becky began to move her head back and forth while she gripped his dick with both hands and Harry realized she was really good at sucking dick. It was obvious she had a lot of practice with Tim. He just had to make her want to fuck him now because he wasn't going to rape her. Remembering what he had heard when the two were fucking, he pulled her head away as he spoke.
"Let's go over there by your husband so we can relax while we do this," he told her.
She released him and then followed him meekly as he led her to the blanket and set down beside Yvonne. Becky got on her knees in front of him and looked quickly at Tim and then back at Roy. He motioned for her to start sucking him again and she leaned forward to take his dick in her mouth. As soon as she started sucking on him, he reached forward and cupped her pussy. He felt her body tense at first but she kept his dick in her mouth. Smiling, he massaged her pussy softly and then pushed his finger inside of her. When he heard her moan around his dick, he pushed it in deeper and began to finger fuck her slowly. As he did, he looked over at Tim and Yvonne and saw that Yvonne was now sucking Tim's dick while he continued to eat her. He smiled when he heard Yvonne's moans.
"Fuck me Tim," she moaned softly. "Please fuck me!"
Tim's head popped up suddenly and he looked at her with shock on his face. "Are you serious?" he asked quickly.
"Yessss," she said. "Put your dick in me and fuck me hard."
He looked quickly at Roy and then Becky, wondering what he should do and saw Harry shrug his shoulders.
"You better fuck the lady son. She doesn't like to be disappointed."
Tim's eyes got bigger but he quickly shifted around so he was now kneeling between her thighs. Yvonne spread her legs wide and reached out for him. "Hurry," she said.
A smile suddenly appeared on Tim's face and then he was pushing his dick into Yvonne's soaked pussy. She picked her legs up and wrapped them around his waist and pulled him towards her. "Suck on my titties while you fuck me," she pleaded in a sex starved voice.
He didn't have to be asked twice. Becky had been so busy trying to get his dick in her mouth that she hadn't noticed what was happening with Tim so Roy reached down and pulled her head up. He nodded his head towards the other couple and her eyes got wide.
"Oh my God!" she said. "He's fucking her."
Ro just smiled and pushed his finger in deeper. "Ohhhhh," she cried. "Push it in deeper."
He smiled, content that she was ready. "I have something that can go in really deep," he told her as he pulled her towards him and laid back. "Climb up here and take my dick in your sweet pussy."
Her eyes got even bigger when she saw it standing straight out from his body waiting for her. "I don't think I can," she said. "Your dick is too big for my pussy. Tim's took my cherry and he's a lot smaller than you."
"Of course you can," he told her. "I'll help. Now come here."
Slowly, she crawled towards him and he lifted her to straddle his body. "Now put it in your pussy," he told her.
She had a look of dismay on her face as she put the head of his dick at her pussy and then started easing down. From the second it first penetrated until she had all 8" inside her pussy, she was moaning louder and louder.
"Ohhhh my God!" she moaned over and over again as his big dick worked it's way into her tight pussy. When it was all the way in, she gazed deep into his eyes in amazement. "That feels soooo good!" she cried as she began to ride him.
Roy reached out to play with her titties and pinched the nipples between his fingers. The harder he pinched, the quicker she rode his dick. Finally, he released them and reached down to play with her clit. The second he touched it she started moaning as the climaxes started racking her body one after another until she became so weak she just stopped. Rolling over, Roy picked up her legs and pushed into her as deep as he could go and her moans got even louder. Soon, she was clutching at him, begging him to fuck her harder and faster. The harder he fucked her, the more she wanted. When he finally erupted inside her soaked pussy, she began her final long climax and her arms dropped to her side in exhaustion.
Harry looked over at Tim and Yvonne and saw that the young man was still fucking her hard and deep. He smiled and crawled off Becky's body to lay beside her. When he put his arm across her body and cupped her titty, she just smiled and cuddled against him. It was at least ten more minutes before Tim finally exploded inside Yvonne's hot pussy and he almost went into shock when he saw her eyes roll back in her head as she fainted.
"Relax," Roy told him with a laugh. "She does that when she cums hard."
When Yvonne finally opened her eyes again a few seconds later, Roy just smiled. "I take it you enjoyed that," he said.
"Oh yesss!" she said. "I haven't had anyone fuck me that long since I was in college."
Roy then looked at Becky. "I hope you enjoyed it as well."
"Yes," she said quickly. "I can't believe you got that whole thing inside my small pussy but it felt really good. "It was in so deep I could feel it bouncing off my cervix. Tim has never fucked me that deep before."
Harry then looked at Tim. He had a big smile on his face.
"I don't have to ask you if you enjoyed it. I know you did." Tim just laughed. It was apparent he wasn't too upset about his wife's comment on his size.
When they were all dressed again, Roy turned to the young couple anjd spoke to Tim. "Why don't you and your wife come up to the house with us. I think Yvonne might be convinced to fuck you again if I can fuck Becky again."
Tim looked at his young wife with big eyes. When he saw her smile in agreement at him, he turned back to Roy.
"All right!" Tim said gleefully.
Roy looked at Becky picking up her clothes. "Don't bother putting on anything but the skirt and blouse," he told her with a wink. "You won't have them on long."
On the way back to his house, Roy let Yvonne and Tim walk in front while he and Becky followed behind. He had an arm around her waist and calmly slipped his hand under her skirt and a finger into her soaked pussy and then pulled it out and licked it.
She gave him a big smile. "Tim's never done that before," she said with a smile.
Roy laughed. "I think I'm going to make him eat my cum out of your pussy when we get to the house. After I fuck you again, of course," he said as he slipped his hand under her blouse to play with her titties while they walked.
As soon as they walked into the house, Roy showed Tim and Becky where to find the bathroom. When they left, he walked over and kissed Yvonne lightly.
"I never did find out how old they are," he said.
Yvonne laughed. "I did. He's 21, she's 19. They just got married two months ago. I didn't want to be accused of having sex with a minor." She then gave Roy a big smile. "I told him to bring some of his college friends next time."
Roy laughed. "Maybe Becky will do the same."
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Anonymous reader
2015-01-06 16:31:48
my wife did the same with one of my best friends except i didn't get to fuck his wife she gave him some on the dance floor and then commited to any thing he wanted he'd come to the house and take her for ice cream then back to the house for dessert which was her he even td her what to wear alot of silky and nylon stuff which he could see even if i was along he had her all wrapped up doing as he said she still wants him to come over some 30 years later
anonymous reader
2013-02-18 02:58:34
Well told Story, but the inter-changing of the names between Roy & Harry & ???? made it confusing to try & following the storyline?
But it seems every reader except your "Proof" reader caught that series of mistakes.
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2012-12-20 19:41:40
Hey Joe, I've been meaning to watch these foverer (had to remember at home, since I don't have flash in my office), and finally got around to it. Very, very nice. I really wish I could have been there.
anonymous reader
2012-11-16 02:36:13
LOL you fucked up on harrys name by calling him roy bvut it's a good story anyway
2010-12-04 11:26:20
Thanks for the comment. I caught that after I published this and there was nothing I ooulc do but fix it in futher chapters. Harry is the main character in my other stories and I got wrapped up in writing.
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It was the 9th February 1809 when the oil lamps in the newly built South Stack Lighthouse were first lit to provide a beacon to the east bound shipping on the dangerous sea passage between Dublin, Holyhead and Liverpool. The building stands 28 metres (ninety-one feet) tall, and can be seen for about twenty-eight miles, depending on the height of the observer above sea level on the vessel. Read More »
Spirit of Llyn-Nad-y-Forwyn
The following folk tale of a haunting beside the River Colwyn in Beddgelert was taken from Elias Owen's Welsh Folk-Lore (1896). 'It is said that a young man was about to marry a young girl, and on the evening before the wedding they were rambling along the water's side together, but the man was false, and loved another better than the woman whom he was about to wed. Read More »
St Aelhaearn's Church
Located in the village of Llanaelhaearn, the church is named after Aelhaearn, a disciple of Saint Beuno who travelled to the area in the 5th and 6th Centuries. In Wales this period was known as the 'Age of Saints' but in England, as 'The Dark Ages'. Read More »


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Posted on 04/20/2010 10:08:43 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
We hear a lot about the Constitution today. The "Tea Party" has been bringing up the Constitution along with many talk radio personalities like Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Lavin, and Sean Hannity. I have been writing, and speaking about the Constitution for years. But two questions must be asked; 1) Who cares? & 2) Why should we care? These are very important questions since it is clear that at least 50% of Americans are clueless (I am being generous, there are a lot more that are clueless) about the principles of liberty and the founder's brilliance in forming our Constitutional Representative Republic.
Most people look at ideas that come from politicians completely in the wrong way. Those of us that are conservatives understand that Washington is comprised of numerous bad ideas however they may happen to come out with a good one from time to time. Here is the question; "Should the criteria in supporting an idea be a simple determination as to our personal opinion of how good the idea may be? Is that all that really matters? Most Americans now think that is the decisive factor. There is however another factor that is much more important than whether we may think that an idea is good or not. That factor is summed up in this question; 'Is the idea Constitutional?" The average American simply does not think in these terms any longer.
Why is this question important to ask and why does it matter what the answer is? After all, should we not be more concerned with our desire to fix problems, get things done, and make a difference? The answer is extremely important. Our founders understood that limited government was essential for liberty. If the criterion is simply "a good idea" then the principles of limited government go out the window along with the protections of liberty. This is simply because when letting an idea come to law that does not pass the Constitutional test, we are giving jurisdiction that is unlawful. For every rare good idea the government might have, there are a thousand bad ones. Once you give authority to the federal government in places that the Constitution forbids, you also allow them to impose very bad ideas where that are un-Constitutional, thus leading to tyranny. The issue is not how good the idea is, but rather is the idea Constitutional first, then, is the idea a good one.
This is why the tenth amendment was placed in the Bill of Rights. Our founders understood that there needed to be clear understanding about proper jurisdiction. The powers of the federal government are clearly spelled out in the Constitution and the rest are given to "the states and the people." Since the federal government has been usurping the rights of the states and the people, three things have happened. First, spending has become out of control and unsustainable. Second, liberties have been trampled on. Third a massive "dependent class" has been established. This dependent class has become enslaved to the government. History teaches us that the desire of government is to do just that, enslave the people under the control of the elite. The elite then rule with the confiscated power, and wealth of the people. This then places the people in subjection under their elite "benevolent" dictators. Our founders knew this all too well. They knew it from personal experience as well as history. This is why they developed a Constitutional Representative Republic.
We often hear the politicians refer to America as a "Democracy." We are not. A democracy is unfruitful to liberty in that it is mob rule with decisions made on emotion. A Constitutional Representative Republic is different in that it must take the rule of Constitutional law as final arbiter or what is allowed. This creates a protective layer that allows for basic liberties as endowed by our "Creator" rather than rights given a taken at the whim of pure democracy.
The one problem with a Constitutional Representative Republic is that it depends on men of honor to run it, and citizens of honor to keep it. Honor is something that specifically goes along with one's commitment to principle. When, as we see for modern history, there are few principled men and women in office, we see neglect of the limits of Constitutional governance. Unprincipled leaders always twist intent to their own gain. This is why liberals are against the originalist view of the Constitution. The originalist view is that the Constitution was written with a clear intent. Since it was written with intent, judges must rule based on that clear original intent. Liberals hate this idea because they wish to make the Constitution what they call "a living document." In other words a document that is relative in intent. This of course makes the Constitution worthless since it changes us from a Representative Republic to a Democracy thus rendering emotional mob rule. Without original intent we simply have no principles to stand on. Without the principles of liberty, we have no unalienable rights. Our founders gave us a very slow way to change the Constitution in case there were things they could not foresee in the future. They gave us the amendment process as to ensure that any change would be deliberative and have the consent of the people through vigorous debate. Only after a slow process of debate and ratification of a large majority of states could a change be made. The liberals do not like this since they know that their agenda would never pass if they followed the rules of the Constitution, and so they twist the rules and use judicial activism to pass their despotic desires.
Let's look at the biggest example of twisted government power grabs. Our Constitution contains a clause called "the commerce clause." The reason the founders put this clause in could not be simpler to understand. They simply gave the federal government power to make sure that each state was engaged in free trade between states. This was to ensure that one state was not attempting to impinge on another state's right of commerce. An example would be as follows:
Let's say one state's private industry was doing business with another state's private industry and the two states were separated by one other state between them geographically. Let's say that the state that was between them was doing something to make it unreasonably difficult for the two states to do business (such as restricting travel between the two states). The federal government could regulate interstate commerce and intervene on behalf of the two states to make sure commerce is not impeded.
The unprincipled leaders have stretched this clause to mean that they can regulate anything under the commerce clause. Original intention of the clause is irrelevant to them since they use the clause as a ruse for anything they want. Why do they do this? The answer is simple, they are unprincipled men and women who have no respect for the Constitution that they swore to protect.
Does the Constitution matter? Should we care? You better believe it does and we should! If you want to know why America is in the trouble that it's in with unsustainable debt, torn social fabric, broken families, and the seemingly endless list of serious problems, all you have to do is look at the forsaking of the Constitution and the book that the principles of liberty is ultimately founded on; the Bible. So the next time you hear a politician spout off another so called "good idea," ask yourself, is it Constitutional. We are close to the point of no return. Wake up people…the time is short. We must return to the principles of liberty and demand that those we entrust with positions of authority are principled men and women. There may come a time when we must do as our founding fathers did. We may have to stand up and declare our unalienable rights. We may not only have to declare them, we may also have to bare our arms and fight against a government that seems bent on controlling us. Free men shall never submit to tyranny. For it is our duty to resist it at all costs! I hope and pray it does not come to that, but if it does, in the words of Patrick Henry "give me liberty or give me death."
"I'll take 'Potential Campaign Slogans for Obama/Biden in 2012' for $500, Alex."
If only it was just the Democrats.
I care and I have written at length about the matter. See my tagline.
To get this nation back on track.....heck, to get the dialogue back on track, we need to work from the Constitution and forget this party-talk.
True dat.
What a concept!
Excellent read. Thank you for posting.
"...to the States, or to the people." To quote Nancy Pelosi: " You've got to be kidding, you've got to be kidding me!"
My pleasure. Dr. Berman is a solid citizen and a true patriot.
If leaders can find a Constitution work-around to go to war with a Congressional Declaration then anything goes.
PS It didn't start with Bush.
Someone should show this article to self-proclaimed originalist Justice Scalia. He thinks the New Deal Commerce Clause is just fine:
...the authority to enact laws necessary and proper for the regulation of interstate commerce is not limited to laws governing intrastate activities that substantially affect interstate commerce. Where necessary to make a regulation of interstate commerce effective, Congress may regulate even those intrastate activities that do not themselves substantially affect interstate commerce.
J. Scalia, concurring in Raich, 6 June 2005
We need to go back farther, I think. The Declaration of Independence talked about 'inalienable' rights...God-given rights. We need people to understand that, as humans, we have certain rights. The constitution was just our attempt to highlight a few of them, and they did an incredible job.
There will always be political parties, the Constitution doesn't outlaw them.
One party is entrenched in anti-Constitutional thought and guilt mongering.
That party first must be dealt with and there's only one workable party legitimate enough to oppose it.
If the Constitution loses all importance, it will be that party that rules and it will rule mercilessly since it creeps more towards fascism with each passing day.
The decision was 6-3. Even if Scalia voted constitutionally, Raich would still be law of the land.
I'll take nine Scalias v. nine Ginsbergs any day.
He ought to drop his claim to being an originalist, or at the very least, modify it.
I'll take nine Scalias v. nine Ginsbergs any day.
That's one heck of an endorsement. The New Deal Commerce Clause would win 9-0 in either case.
Yes it is. Thanks.
If courts actually wanted to follow the Constitution, a good start would be acknowledging that many Constitutional issues involve factual matters and as such are matters for a jury to determine in each individual case. If a cop is serving a knock-and-announce warrant, procedures which may be reasonable (and thus legitimate) in one set of circumstances may be unreasonable (and thus illegitimate) in another. Courts have declared that if cops follow a procedure that was "reasonable" in one case, such a procedure is proper in any other case whether or not someone looking at the facts of that case would deem it to, in fact, be "reasonable". If a procedure is at least vaguely like some other procedure that was at least vaguely like something the court had found wasn't totally unreasonable, the court will deem it acceptable. If the matter were simply put to the jury: "Is that reasonable", the answer would be much more in keeping with the Constitution.
Sure would.
And, the protection of the God-given, unalienable, individual, right to life - applying the equal protection of the laws to all persons, no matter their stage of development - would lose 9-0 too.
Makes the pleadings of the Republican hacks to support their candidates "because of the judges" ring quite hollow.
The one problem with a Constitutional Representative Republic is that it depends on men of honor to run it, and citizens of honor to keep it.
problem being, most ordinary citizens have been dumbed down to think that its an encyclopedia sized legalese document, and have therefore never bothered to spend an hour reading it...
You can't find people like that as readily as you used to.
Who cares???
I do Dammit!
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Academic Warning, Probation, Suspension, and Dismissal for Undergraduate Students
Academic Warning
Whenever the GPA for a given semester is below 2.0, but the cumulative GPA is at or above the required minimum for satisfactory academic progress, the student receives an academic warning. This warning alerts the student to potential difficulties and to potential loss of financial aid eligibility. The student is encouraged to contact his or her academic advisor, who will assist in the development of improved study plans.
Academic Probation
A student is placed on academic probation when his or her cumulative GPA falls below the following standard: 1.7 (1-15 hours), 1.8 (16-31 hours), 1.9 (32-47 hours), and 2.0 thereafter. The student is given one semester of probation to achieve the above standard, after which a student may be suspended. Beginning freshmen may be allowed up to three semesters of academic experience before being suspended. Students who are in their third calendar year and later may be given additional semesters of probation rather than suspension if they show a reasonable chance of meeting graduation standards.
Academic Suspension
A student not making satisfactory academic progress may be suspended. After one or more semesters have elapsed, the student may apply for readmission, and if admitted, reenter provisionally. The university may suspend any student who fails to earn a GPA of 1.0 during a semester, regardless of classification or number of hours completed.
Academic Dismissal
A student not making satisfactory academic progress may be dismissed from the university. Students who are dismissed may not apply for readmission to George Fox University. The university may dismiss any student who fails to earn a GPA of 1.0 during a semester, regardless of classification or number of hours completed.
Probation and Academic Standing Appeals
Academic actions can be appealed to the Undergraduate Academic Standing Committee or appropriate university authorities. This committee may repeal suspensions of students not making satisfactory academic progress when it deems the failure to be due to exceptional circumstances and judges the student has a reasonable chance to meet graduation requirements. Appeals are taken to be good faith actions that request reexamination of academic decisions. Submissions must be in writing delivered to the Office of Academic Affairs. All appeals must be made within limited time frames depending upon the action being appealed. A successful academic appeal does not necessarily result in a reinstatement of financial aid eligibility. A student who has lost aid eligibility due to insufficient satisfactory academic progress and who is wishing to appeal to have his or her financial aid reinstated must do so through the Student Financial Services office.


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One of my favorites--the film and the score.
- October 14, 2010 at 3:34 PM
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That is a great movie! Particularly for those with claustrophobia or a fear of the dark.
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Syllabus for a presentation by Barbara Baker, British Research Consultant, Family History Library, given at the National Genealogical Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday, April 29, 2010.
Prior to the beginning of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths in Scotland, which began in 1855, Scottish ancestors can be more difficult to find. But there are strategies you can follow to improve your chances of success. Here are record types and strategies for pre-1855 Scottish ancestral research using online and Family History Library resources.
Strategy 1—Search Online Databases of Compiled Pedigrees
Search online databases such as those found at http://www.familysearch.org, http://www.rootsweb.com, and http://www.ancestry.com for information relating to your Scottish ancestors. You may find that someone else has found something you have not.
Strategy 2—Search Civil Registration Records
Civil records are government registration of births, marriages, and deaths. Though Scottish civil records began in 1855, they include information that provides clues for pre-1855 research. They are the most informative civil/vital records in the British Isles.
- Birth, marriage and death records include both parents' names including mother's maiden name.
- Birth records for 1855 and after 1860 give the parents' marriage date and place.
This information can help you identify pre-1855 ancestors.
- Indexes for 1855-1955 (and records for 1855-1875 and 1881 and 1891) are available on microfilm at the Family_History_Library (FHL) and through family history centers. *The records and indexes are available online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. This is a pay-for-use website and the cost starts at £6 (approximately $10 US) for 30 page credits (see steps below).
Steps for using ScotlandsPeople—
1. Start by registering on the website which includes creating a username (must have an email account).
2. After a few minutes, collect your password from your email.
3. Login on ScotlandsPeople with your username and password then select "Statutory Registers" and births, marriages, or deaths.
4. You may enter the name of a person, a year or age range, and select a locality.
5. Each page of search results costs you one page credit to view.
6. Choose from the list of results the one that looks most likely.
7. To view a document image will cost you 5 page credits.
8. REMEMBER, the FHL has the records on microfilm for 1855-1875, plus indexes.
Strategy 3—Search Census Records
The British government began taking censuses of the population in 1801—taken every ten years —but they only listed people by name starting in 1841. They are released to the public after 100 years so the latest available is 1901. The 1911 will be released in March 2011.
The 1841 census is not as informative as later years but still names everyone in the household. From 1851 the exact age and birthplace are given, which should help you identify and locate further information about pre-1855 ancestors. 1841-1891 are available on film/fiche at the FHL.
- 1841-1901 are available and indexed on ScotlandsPeople as listed previously. Log on and select a census year to search.
- Indexes for 1841-1901 are available on Ancestry.com for a subscription fee (but no images).
- Some indexes are also available at the FHL, especially for the 1881 census.
Strategy 4—Search Church Records
Church records are the primary source of birth and marriage information for pre-1855 Scottish ancestry. The Roman Catholic Church was the state church until 1560, the Episcopalian Church was the state church for a time in the 1600s, and the Presbyterian Church was permanently established as the state church in 1690 and was known as the Church of Scotland. Few early Catholic or Episcopalian Church records survive.
Some records for the cities survive from the late 1500's but the records of some country parishes only survive from the 1700s. There are many gaps in records either due to the loss of records or due to their not being kept well in the first place. Burials were infrequently recorded.
Secessions from the established church began shortly after 1690 and the break-off groups did not always keep records. For more information on the secessionist churches and their records, see the article on the "Scotland Church Records Union List."
- The FHL has 100% of the extant Church of Scotland records on microfilm and they have been indexed. Try the International Genealogical Index (IGI) online at FamilySearch.org or the 'Scottish Church Records' index on computer at the FHL or family history centers.
- Births/baptisms and marriages are included but burials are not (as few were ever recorded).
- They are also indexed on ScotlandsPeople as mentioned above. Log on and select the "Old Parish Registers." However, if you have access to a family history center, use the indexes there instead.
Tips for searching Church of Scotland records—
If you choose not to use ScotlandsPeople to search for church records, do the following:
- Search the 'Scottish Church Records' index (available at the FHL and family history centers).
- If your ancestor is found with the Individual Search, do a Parent Search to pick up siblings.
- Then do a Marriage Search for the parents' marriage.
- Search existing burial records on microfilm for the appropriate parish for family members. Look in the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) for the parish and the topic of Church Records.
- NOTE: If no burials exist, look in the FHLC for cemetery transcriptions for the parish, or look on the Internet.
- Naming Pattern—If you find too many possibilities for the same person, consider this commonly used pattern for the naming of children:
- The eldest son was named for the father's father.
- The second son was named for the mother's father.
- The third son was named for the father—if the name was not already used.
- The eldest daughter was named for the mother's mother.
- The second daughter was named for the father's mother.
- The third daughter was named for the mother—if the name was not already used.
- Additional children could be named for other relatives. If a child died, the name could be reused for a subsequent child.
Strategy 5—Search Nonconformist Church Records
There were also many nonconformist (non-established Church) denominations, including some that were Presbyterian in form. They loosely fall into two categories:
- Seceders—Presbyterian in form but not belonging to the Church of Scotland. These include (with beginning dates): Cameronians/Reformed Presbyterian (1690's), Secession/Associate Presbyterian (1733), Relief Presbyterian (1761), and Free Presbyterian (1843) are the main groups.
- Dissenters—belonging to other faiths: Roman Catholic, Episcopalian, Congregational, Baptist, Methodist, Quaker, LDS, and others.
Records of nonconformist churches often were not kept or do not survive as well. The FHL has few records of nonconformist churches. To find what exists for your place of interest, begin with the 'Scotland Church Records Union List.' Search for a county then parish of interest.
The National Archives of Scotland has some nonconformist church records in its collection. See the official guide to the Archives, "Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors" (FHL book 941 D27), for details. Also see their website and online catalogue at http://www.nas.gov.uk.
Strategy 6—Search Other Records
Probate Records—
- The legal settlement of the personal estates of deceased persons.
- Commissariot courts handled probate before 1823 – one or more having jurisdiction in each county. The highest court was that of Edinburgh. Sheriffs' courts handled probate from 1823.
- The main records of interest are 'testaments' and 'inventories.'
- The records for 1513-1901 are very well indexed online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. You can search the index for free once you have registered. Probate records to about 1823 are on microfilm at the FHL (see register 942 P2gs, #904, in the British Reference area). Later records are obtained through the ScotlandsPeople website.
- NOTE: Before 1868, only personal (movable) property, not land or buildings, could be transferred through a will or 'testament.'
Land Records—
- Services of Heirs—a court process/document for transferring land from a deceased person to his/her heir, usually the eldest son. Indexes and abstracts are on microfilm at the FHL.
- Sasines—for transferring land, buildings, and other property (including inherited property). Indexes and abstracts are on microfilm at the FHL.
- Deeds—registration for legal documentation of transfers of land, buildings, and other property, as well as contracts. Indexes and abstracts are on microfilm at the FHL.
- Look in the FHLC for Scotland - Land and Property. Also look for a county of interest and the topic of Land and Property.
- Most original records are deposited at the National Archive of Scotland at Edinburgh.
Military Records—
- There was no separate military for Scotland after unification in 1707, just Scottish regiments in the British Army.
- Some service records of officers are on film at the FHL. See the register listed below.
- The best records for foot soldiers are pensions, called 'Soldiers' Documents' (series WO 97). These are indexed in the online Catalogue of the National Archives of the UK at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/. For pension records on film at the FHL (arranged by regiment), go to 'Soldiers' Documents' in the FHLC.
- Soldiers were often drawn for service from the county militias.
Other resources—
- Scotland's regional archives also have collections of valuable records. For links to their websites and contact information, see: http://www.scan.org.uk/directory/index.htm.
- County family history societies exist throughout Scotland and they have indexed many records of genealogical value. See http://www.genuki.org.uk/Societies/Scotland.html.
- Gazetteers are dictionaries of places that provide information about places and give an idea of what life was like there. Some good gazetteers for Scotland are:
- Wilson's The [Imperial] Gazetteer of Scotland (FHL book 941 E5j); available online at: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp.
- Mason's Bartholomew Gazetteer of Places in British Isles which is compact and includes maps (FHL book 942 E5bb).
- Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (FHL book 941 E5g); available on several websites including: http://www.electricscotland.com/history/gazetteer/.
- The Ordnance Survey Gazetteer of Great Britain (FHL book 942 E5o) is the index to the modern, detailed, large scale Landranger series of maps from the Ordnance Survey Office of the UK (FHL book 942 E7ℓan).
- Atlases are bound sets of maps. One of the best atlases, which covers England, Wales, and Scotland, and includes other valuable information, is: The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers (FHL book 942 E7pa).
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I've bemoaned the fact that I wasn't able to find many of my Ohio and Michigan ancestors recently. I also said that I was done looking for them until those states were indexed. Well...
I had some free time last night and a hankering to tackle my missing people. The only problem is I've looked through all the EDs where I thought they'd be, and in some cases neighboring EDs just in case. Since I'd seemingly exhausted all avenues, I didn't really know what to do next. I still don't in several cases, except one. My grandfather and his family were living on W South St. in Jackson, Michigan in 1940. In 1940 that was on the city line. I looked through the EDs within the city limits which I thought applied to W South St. and found nothing - not even the street!
Well, last night I re-examined some ED maps and saw that there was one for a place called "Southland-Woodland." Wait a minute, W South St. is awfully close to a Woodland Cemetery - could there be a connection? So I looked at that map and sure enough, it seemed to cover my area.
From there I went to the ED for Southland-Woodland. Good news is that that the ED began with W South St. Bad news is that it is 74 pages long. Best news? My grandfather and his family were at the top of page two!
But wait, who's that at the bottom of the household? Turns out, my great-grandfather's mother, Mary/Marion Wood Allen was living with the family. Since she disappeared from city directories I had assumed she had died before the 1940 US Census.
Finding out that Mary was alive in Jackson in 1940 is wonderful. I had been looking for her death information in Manistee pre-1940. Time to change the game plan!
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The Corner Bistro's Burger May Very Well Be Overrated
The Corner Bistro has been in the news lately more for its eastward expansion to Queens than its storied hamburger, a situation that A Hamburger Today has taken it upon itself to rectify by asking what plenty of have already asked: Is the Corner Bistro's burger overrated?
Indeed it is, says J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, who made multiple visits to the West Village restaurant in order to reach this conclusion. (Food writers, please note: This is why the rest of the world hates and envies you.) Dry, lukewarm, sometimes raw, and often under-seasoned patties shaped his opinion and led Lopez-Alt to form a few theories about the burger's continued popularity.
Perhaps it's due to the Alcohol Effect, wherein "even the blandest burger can taste awesome through the reality-distorting lens of a few too many picklebacks." Or Luck of the Draw, which is exactly what it sounds like. And then there's the most convincing theory, Changing Standards: Simply put, the burger was great before the likes of Pat LaFrieda and his many adherents came along to change the concept of what a meat patty could dare to be.
Still, the restaurant does offer what AHT calls a "complete burger experience," and given that it's not exactly hurting for business, that would appear to be exactly what its many customers are after. Like Grimaldi's pizza or Katz's pastrami, Corner Bistro's burger all but begs to be called overrated -- but as the lines out front attest, such a label is also beside the point.
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When I was still with my husband, he was playing with my DD Delilah in the playroom. I was in the office (which was on the same level of the house) and I'd just finished up and I was going to make dinner. I walked into the hallway heading towards the stairs, and I saw in the playroom my husband tripped over Delilah and fell on top of her. I went in to help him get up and I picked up my daughter and held her in my arms. He told me the story of how he fell, and I said to her that daddy was sorry and stuff. I asked my husband to tell her he's sorry, but he just walked out. he went to our bedroom and I guess he hurt his knee. he didn't come down until dinner was over. Delilah just sat quietly in the living room watching TV while I was making dinner. I sat Delilah at the table before dinner started and went to my husband to talk to him. He said he didn't wanna talk about it, so I left him alone. This was one of the reasons why I separated from him. He wouldn't say sorry to Delilah. i felt so bad for her. once Delilah was in bed, I went to talk to him again and I saw he was packing a duffel bag. I asked where he was going and he said to a friends house for a while. I didnt ask why he was leaving though. I was just so upset, and I'm still upset to this day. That happened about a year and a half ago.i just needed to vent about it.
There is more to the story. once he came back, i ttalked to him, and he said that his grandmother passed away, and she and him were really close. when he fell, he felt that if he said sorry, he would be killing delilah.


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Miriam wished for so much in those final moments. Yet as she closed her eyes, it was no regret any longer but a sensation of abundant peace that washed over her. She thought of her entry into this world, the harami child of a lowly villager, an unintended thing, a pitiable, regrettable accident. A weed. And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last. No. It was not so bad, Miriam thought, that she should die this way. Not so bad. This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate belongings.


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William Riegel, Head of Equity Investments
Lisa Black, Head of Global Public Fixed-Income Markets
May 24, 2013
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Equity markets swung widely during the past week. In the U.S., testimony by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke ignited fears that the Fed could begin tapering its quantitative easing (QE) program far sooner than expected. This provoked an immediate sharp decline in the S&P 500 Index, which was down 1% for the week to date through May 23. Foreign developed- and emerging-market equities fell 1.6% and 1.9%, respectively, during the same period, based on MSCI Indexes.
The week in equities was dominated by a 7.3% plunge in Japan's Nikkei 225 Index on May 23 — its worst one-day decline since the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. A spike in Japanese government bond (JGB) volatility, coupled with disappointing manufacturing data out of China, had Japanese retail investors rushing for the exits. The yield on the 10-year JGB surged above 1% from 0.8% before settling lower, but has generally been climbing higher as the government pursues its aggressive new monetary easing policies.
In fixed-income markets, "spread products" (higher-yielding, non-U.S. Treasury sectors) such as mortgage-backed, commercial-mortgage-backed, high-yield, and emerging-market debt securities saw their yields widen relative to Treasuries on concerns about Fed tapering. Treasury markets were also unnerved by the possibility of curtailed Fed asset purchases. Despite unsettled markets, flows into nearly all categories of fixed-income funds remained positive.
Bernanke comments, U.S. data put spotlight on Fed policy
With relatively little U.S. economic news to digest, the focus was on Chairman Bernanke's testimony that the Fed could begin slowing its bond purchases in "the next few meetings." The Fed has previously emphasized that it will not end its QE program until there is significant improvement in the economy. That said, the Fed has noted that the private sector has improved over the past year and continues to show gains.
Among the few U.S. data points released during the week were favorable readings that included:
The housing data signify continued growth in that sector and imply improving consumer balance sheets and spending going forward. Tempering this news were some signs of weakness elsewhere in the economy, including a disappointing drop in the Chicago Fed's national activity index and a decline in the national Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) published by Markit.
All eyes are on Japan as bond yields spike and equities tumble
After surging 68% year-over-year (in yen terms) before its May 23 plunge, there was no question that the Japanese equity market was vulnerable to a pullback. In fact, some key groups have been correcting for some time, including Japanese small-cap stocks and financials. While the Japanese correction probably has further to go, a trigger for a new advance may be the government's proposed economic reforms that are anticipated for June.
Minimizing bond market volatility should also help. The scale of the government's bond-purchasing program appears to have shut marginal buyers out of the market, leading to a "buyers' strike" and dramatic yield swings. One solution might be for the government to slow its purchases of JGBs to enable a consistent source of non-government demand. If Japan is unable to control bond market volatility, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's objective of better economic activity will be compromised.
We continue to expect U.S. GDP growth of 1.5%-2% in the second quarter, as the economy feels the drag from fiscal spending cuts, while housing, personal consumption, and investment spending will be additive. Despite signs of overall improvement, there is still slack in the economy, and we believe the Fed's tapering is likely to happen no sooner than the fourth quarter.
What is harder to assess is the market's mentality. The Fed still has tools at its disposal to manage the markets, notably the ability to adjust purchases upward or downward on a monthly basis as the economy warrants. Eventually, of course, the tapering of QE and the "handover" from Fed support to market fundamentals will occur. However, we believe the process will be more gradual and controlled than the markets' behavior during the past week would suggest.
In U.S. equity markets, we are not convinced that the pullback induced by Bernanke's comments has started the long-anticipated correction. Our trading desk reports that the past week's selling was orderly, and that many investors see the decline as an opportunity to "buy the dip" in expectation of a rebound in prices.
Nonetheless, U.S. equities remain vulnerable, given this year's extended rally and extremely bullish sentiment. Unlike the Japanese market, however, where underperformance among specific groups (such as small caps and financials) has been evident for several weeks, the U.S. market shows few signs of sector or market-cap divergence that would signal a broader downturn. The strong likelihood is that U.S. stocks will move higher before we see a general correction.
The information provided herein is as of May 24, 2013.
The material is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as a recommendation or an offer to buy or sell any product or service to which this information may relate. Certain products and services may not be available to all entities or persons.
TIAA-CREF Asset Management provides investment advice and portfolio management services to the TIAA-CREF group of companies through the following entities: Teachers Advisors, Inc., TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association® (TIAA®). Teachers Advisors, Inc., is a registered investment advisor and wholly owned subsidiary of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA). Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Please note that equity and fixed income investing involve risk.


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