Hi
My name is Leslie and William Bertie was married to one of my very distant cousins. Third cousin four times removed in fact. William Bertie was born May5,1847 in Lochlee,Angus, son of James Bertie and Isabella Laing. He married Helen Thow(Aug,1846-?)June 15,1881 in Edzell,Angus. James Bertie was born James Thow Sept.13,1879 in Edzell,Angus. He was Helen's illegitimate son. On the 1881 Scottish census he appears as James Adams with his mother Helen and William Bertie and his brother David. At the time of the census, William and Helen were not married, she was a servant. Sometime between their marriage and Mary Ann's birth,they immigrated to the US. I have not found a record for this however. I have not found a death registration for Helen but
she is with her son William on the 1920 US census and does not appear on the 1930 US census. Hope this helps.