>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