This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GordonPertJohnson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5515.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Scotlandspeople website and also the familysearch website are mostly based on surviving Church of Scotland parish registers, which are neither complete not comprehensive. Many of the registers have damage by staining, tears, etc., and not all baptisms and marriages got into the registers due to forgetful ministers, etc. Additionally, depending on the date, other denominations may have recorded the event, but most other denominations have not had their registers indexed, even though most are held in Edinburgh in the original or as a copy. When doing an online search, allow for variations in spelling, as the minister may have written the names differently from what you expected. Beware: the familysearch website contains many entries submitted by LDS patrons, often erroneous in nature. Those entries noted as "extracted" are the accurate ones. Did you read the marriage record? What did it say? Often there are clues in the way such records are worded. Gordon Johnson. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.