I agree with your statement and think it right that we try and understand how the Scots lived their lives and 'married' one way or the other. The fact that today people are permitted to live together without the fear of scorn or retribution is neither here nor there but irregular marriage it is not. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Simpson" <[email protected]> I was just putting in the point that there are many different reasons for the term Irregular Marriage, and it doesn't always mean what you might first think it to mean. But thank you Gavin, for explaining all the differences, Mary