I have a Scottish couple who married in two parishes on two dates.
31/08/1766 in Madderty, Perth
and then again on
10/09/1766 in Findo Gask, Perth
Both marriage dates are valid and correct for each parish, so how should I
record these?
Thanks
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On 2013/10/20 08:34, Kathy Thompson wrote:
I have a Scottish couple who married in two parishes on two dates.
31/08/1766 in Madderty, Perth
and then again on
10/09/1766 in Findo Gask, Perth
Both marriage dates are valid and correct for each parish, so how should I
record these?
Are you
On 2013/10/20 05:02, Ron Ferguson wrote:
Shirley,
I am sure that you meant 1837! But that aside, one thing to be careful about
is multiple baptisms - especially in rural areas.
It was quite common for parents to sort of save kids up, if only on cost
grounds, and then have a batch baptism.
Kathy,
Mike has already mentioned the possibility of the first date being Banns. Are
you absolutely certain that they are not different couples with the same names
- although because of the additional information given this is less likely with
Scottish records than English.
It is possible
Definite the same couple.
One parish has Him of this parish and her of the other parish
The other has Him of the other parish and her of this parish.
No mention of banns in either.
Will post transcripts of each if you think that may help.
Kathy
On 20 Oct 2013, at 6:07 pm, Ron Ferguson
The earlier marriage in Madderty reads:
1766 Aug 31 Robert Marshall in this parish and Elizabeth Lawson of Gask
parish were proclaimed _?_ _?_ (I can't make out the last two words but
since I can't post images to the group.)
The later in Findo Gask reads:
1766 Sept 10 Robert Marshall in the
now that makes sense - fingers crossed Mike Ron can help confirm that.
I know I'm going to need to record why there are the two in my marriage
notes so that I and others in the family don't get confused in years to
come.
On 21 October 2013 11:57, Charles Apple apple1...@centurylink.net wrote:
Kathy,
I am not very familiar with reading parish records, however, from the
transcripts provided below it appears to me that they were “. . . Proclaimed”
husband and wife in 1766 August 31. This appears to be the actual marriage
ceremony. Robert Marshall and Elizabeth Lawson were “booked in
Hello,
I have an uncle who eloped and was married out-of-state by a Justice of
the Peace. A few years later, he and his wife were married in church. Both
marriages are legal, only one of course, was a religious ceremony.
In addition, there is another couple in the family who had two
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