Quite a common occurance. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada -----Original Message----- From: lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of lafinken@aol.com Sent: January 29, 2010 10:03 AM To: lanark@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Lanark] marriage in Law Lanark The first son's birth is indicated as 27 Feb. 1859. Should I discount one or the other date to be wrong? Would they have waited that long after the birth to marry??? Any advice? -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> To: lanark@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, Jan 29, 2010 12:39 pm Subject: Re: [Lanark] marriage in Law Lanark How about JAMES BROWN Spouse: ELISABETH MACKIE Marriage: 20 APR 1860 Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland M116281 1855 - 1875 6035516 REGISTER Film NONE As an extraction it should be reasonably sound A copy can be ordered from the LDS or the film orded into your nearest LDS FHS Or Scotlandspeople should have it Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Elizabeth MacKay to James Brown (daughter of Robert and Jane Lindsay > MacKay) > appears to have been married about 1858. > > Can anyone confirm this marriage by a look up? > > Thanks > > Brown children all born between 1859 and 1878 > > James Brown was supposed to have died about 1881. > > Thanks