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--- Alan Cameron <[email protected]> wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:00:50 +0000 (GMT Standard > Time) > From: "Alan Cameron" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Legal age for marrage in > Scotland > To: [email protected] > > Hi all > > In the 19th century the legal age was 14 for boys > and 12 for girls, with > parental consent. This is why you should always > check marriages and not > just banns. > > In the 1860's my gr gr grandfather's brother was > married age 14 his wife was > only 12,by the age of 16 she had 3 children of her > own > > > yours Alan Cameron > > > > ==== SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE Mailing List ==== > - Parish Lookups - > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~leighann/parishes/parishlist.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

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Hi all I recently had the address of an on-line genealogy newsletter sent to me which covered the Borders and had "classified ads" for people tracking family. Naturally,I deleted the address as soon as I got it : o). Does anyone out there have this newsletter? Whilst I'm here I'm researching my ggg grandfather's family----he was ADAM WEATHERHEAD , bc 1812 in Tweedmouth. He married a Jane Sprot also bc1812 in Tweedmouth. I';m trying to find details of Adam's parents (and Jane's family naturally) Many thanks Phil

>From: [email protected] >Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 11:11:40 -0800 > > I believe I have ancestors who crossed the border to get married in >the >1840s { irregular marriages ] If I applied for a certificate,what kind >of >information would be on it ,EX Mother . Can anybody help me? WALLY > Scottish wedding certificates didn't start until 1855. Chruch records generally 9but not always) contain the names of the bride and groom, and sometimes where they were living (e.g. John Brown of the parish of Whatever, and Jane White of this Parish). Irrgegular marriages are more of a problem - some of the men carrying them out kept registers, others didn't. Some registers have survivied - for example the Scottish Genealogy Society sells copies of a register from Lamberton Toll. Entried show the names of the bride, groom and witness and sometimes where they were from. Irreg marriages could have happened at any of the Border crossings - bridges, tolls, etc, so you'd have to be lucky to find the,. Lesley Robertson Lesley Robertson _________________________________________________________________ MSN Search, for accurate results! http://search.msn.nl

Would sks be able to have a look to see if they can find any info on Mary McLACHLAN b circa 1836 Glasgow died Australia circa 1915. She married Thomas CRAGG 1855 Melbourne Australia. I hope I'm on the right list!!! regards Carlene

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I believe I have ancestors who crossed the border to get married in the 1840s { irregular marriages ] If I applied for a certificate,what kind of information would be on it ,EX Mother . Can anybody help me? WALLY

Hello Everyone The above list has been updated and can be seen at www.dfnoble.com/CULnames All new names for next update now being accepted and will be posted early December Thanks Gerald Sandwith _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

Many tks. to all who answered my query in regards to Coldstream Wedding. Best Regards Rob Douglas.

Greetings ! My brickwall is the marriage of William Johnson & Frances Lough, both born in the Tweedmouth area about 1803-1805. I have Frances Lough's baptism in the Spittal U.P. church in July 1805, but no baptism record for William Johnson, nor their marriage. Their first six children were baptised in Tweedmouth Parish Church, starting in 1825. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Cecil Johnson.

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Hi Heather Lough, Such a long time since I contacted Borders, but here I am again. My query: Could you give me a name and address to contact for school records in Swinton and any Hamilton records for the 1870 time period in Swinton ? What about Church records for that time also in Swinton ? Best regards and thank you, Dorothy Rothwell

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Hi I'm interested in hearing from anyone with connections to the following families. Regards Judy Isabella GARDNER (dau of William GARDNER & Isabella DOUGLAS marr 1829 Innerleithen, PEE) marr 1 12 Dec 1856 Innerleithen, PEEBLES Spouse 1 Charles LAUDER Parents: George LAUDER & Eliz KELLY Children of marr 1 1. Isabella b 22 June 1857 Innerleithen, PEE 2. George b 29 March 1859 Galashiels, SEL 3. (female) d 2 March 1861 Ashkirk, ROX 4. Elizabeth b 10 Dec 1862, Ashkirk, ROX 5. Charlotte b 28 Nov 1864, Ashkirk, ROX marr 2 13 Oct 1871 in Ladhope, ROX, SCT (Isabella was a wool factory worker at time of second marriage) Spouse 2 John AFFLECK occup dairyman, slubber Parents: Robert AFFLECK & Janet MASON Children of marr 2 1. Janet MASON b 5 Oct 1872 at 43 Queen St Galashiels, SEL, SCT 2. James b 3 Sep 1875 at Burn Cottage, The Green, SEL, SCT

Subject: Coldstream Weddings. according to information on grandmothers birth certificate my great gandparents were married in Coldstream on the 26th. of May 1857. but when I sent to the GRO Edinburgh for a copy of the Marriage Certificate they said they had no record of a marriage taking place, I wondered if there was a record kept of the irregular weddings taking place in Coldstream, any help wpould be appreciated..............tks. Rob Douglas.

Hello Everyone, I'm searching for any links with James TELFORD, b 1854 Kirkandrews Upon Esk, Cul, and / or his family. He and his family appear on the 1881 census, as follows:- James TELFORD - Head - M - Male - 27 - b. Kirkandrews On Esk - Cumberland - Ag Labourer. Thomasina TELFORD - Wife - M - Female - 24 - b. Scotland. Mary TELFORD - Daur - Female - 5 - b. Scotland. James TELFORD - Son - Male - 3 - b. Scotland. George TELFORD - Son - Male - 3m - b. Kirkandrews On Esk - Cumberland. Agnes TELFORD - Visitor - Female - 13 - b. Scotland. Later on they had another daughter called Agnes TELFORD, b 1893 Kirkandrews Upon Esk, Cul. James and his family later moved to Springfield, Gretna, DFG, where his daughter Agnes TELFORD married Irvine RUTHEFORD (b.Oaklands, Annan 1892) in 1912. Thomasina (formerly IRELAND) was b, 1856, Dornoch, DFG. d. Gretna DFG, 1929. I am particularly interested in his parentage and locations of births of his Scottish children. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks & Regards, Margaret Norfolk. UK Researching: RUTHERFORD / RUTHERFURD / TELFORD / TELFER / JARDINE / FULLERTON BLAKE / ARMSTRONG / IRELAND / GRAHAM / SCOT - DFG, ROX & BORDERS.

>From: "robert douglas" <[email protected]> >Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:47:10 +1100 > >according to information on grandmothers birth certificate my great >gandparents were married in Coldstream on the 26th. of May 1857. but when I >sent to the GRO Edinburgh for a copy of the Marriage Certificate they said >they had no record of a marriage taking place, I wondered if there was a >record kept of the irregular weddings taking place in Coldstream, any help >wpould be appreciated..............tks. Rob Douglas. Certification was only just getting going in 1857, and some people were missed. However, it's also possible that they made a mistake with the date, or the spelling was eccentric, so I would suggest that you head into Scotland's People and have a look for yourself before you give up hope. In your place, I would check +/- a couple of years, and any likely (and less likely) spellings. If the family moved a lot, I would also check the neighbouring parishes. People weren't as obsessed with dates and records in thoses days, and frequently guessed when faced with an official demanding information (look at how ages vary from census to census). You can imagine the conversation "let's see now, our Jimmy is 5, so we must have married in [year], or was it [year]...... Different officials presided at the Irregular marriage ceremonies, and some were more careful than others about keeping records...... If all else fails, ask the Borders FHS. Lesley Robertson _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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