>In case you're not familiar with these, many Engish couples crossed the >Border to be married by a "priest" at a marrying place, such as Lamberton >Toll, Mordington Toll, Coldstream Bridge, Gretna Green, etc. These were >"irregular" marriages in that they didn't take place in a church, but they >were legal in Scotland. Hi Bob, Do these places have a separate record of the marriages that took place there? If one couldn't find a marriage in the OPR, for example. (these would be Border Scots not English) thanks, Peggy