Jeanne, The answer to your main point is that if the Groom and Bride lived in different parishes, then the banns would be recorded in each. I have the original banns for my Grandparents, one recorded in Cramond Parish and one in Inveresk parish. Archie Gilbert. ----- Original Message ----- From: <TwoSides22@aol.com> To: <lanark@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 2:35 PM Subject: [Lanark] Marriage Banns > Good morning Lanarkists, > > Is it possible that a couple will record their Marriage Banns in one > parish > and then get married in another? I'm researching Thomas MCGILL and > ELISABETH GREIG. I've also seen her as Betty, and the surname as GREG and > GREGG. I've got the birth/christening records for the children and she is > always some combination of these names. I'm running into a problem with > the > marriage record. I can't find an Elisabeth GREIG marrying Thomas MCGILL > but I > do find a Marrion. And to make matters worse, 2 parishes are listed. > These are the results from Scotlands People: > > 05/05/1780 MCGILL THOMAS MARRION GREG/FR566 M COCKPEN /MIDLOTHIAN 676/ > 0020 0257 > 19/05/1780 MCGILL THOMAS MARRION GREG/FR2209 M DALKEITH /MIDLOTHIAN 683/ > 0070 0075 > > I have another Proclamation where the bride's name is Ann but she's Agnes > on everything else so I guess the name could be explained. Or it's the > wrong people entirely. This would be the right date though, as their > first > child was born in 1780 and I do know that the groom lived in Midlothian, > at > least at some point. > > Thanks. > Jeanne > > ------------------------------- > > LANARK, SCOTLAND MAILING LIST > > > LIST TOPIC: The discussion and research of genealogy or history > information pertaining to Lanark, Scotland at any point in its history. > > WHEN REPLYING to any list post please remember to snip most of the earlier > message before you post any reply > > LIST INFORMATION PAGE: Contact the List Admin at > lanark-admin@rootsweb.com; or to search the list archives, get information > on subscribing or unsubscribing, or to obtain other useful information to > help you use the list more effectively, please click on the following link > to the list information page online: > > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >