Hi again Testing the goods seems to be quite a common occurrence <g> (then and now :-) What you need to do is get the relevant certs from Scots people, it could be there are two couples but only the certs are likely to solve that Never take any transcription as perfect Unless you have evidence to the contrary there is also the chance the James BROWN had a first wife also an Elizabeth Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > 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? > How about > > JAMES BROWN > Spouse: ELISABETH MACKIE > Marriage: 20 APR 1860 Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland > M116281 1855 - 1875 6035516 REGISTER Film NONE