I am researching my ggg Grandparents, Jean Baty, Battie, Beattie was married by Declaration to Henry Cowan about 1841-2, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. What does Declaration mean in this case? Does Declaration mean via Banns? They emigrated to North America and ended up in Ontario, Canada. Does anyone know who were Jean Baty and Henry Cowan's ancestors? Marriages from 1553 to 1854 included these: A Mary Ann Hainnan, married Eldrage Beatie in Maybole Parish, on Dec. 16, 1821, (a possible parantage) another ancestor might be A William Beattie married Sarah McClelland, Maybole Parish, Jan. 3, 1819. A brother to Jean Baty might have been William Beattie married to Jane Johnstone, Maybole Parish, April 25, 1842.