Thanks, Tony. A CATHOLIC? This actually might explain a lot of things: why Duncan had two irregular marriages, why there is no burial record for him, why I can't locate a christening record for him. Would the College Kirk in Edinburgh have allowed a marriage between a Catholic and Protetant in the 1790's, early 1800's? Were there Catholics in East Lothian at that time? Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Burton" <burton-tony@sky.com> To: <midlothian@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:52 AM Subject: Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] Irregular marriages:Duncan M'CarterandElisabethSimpson > Hello Lynne, Our 'irregular marriage' took place in the Edinburgh > Registry > Office in Victoria Place and was between a Catholic and a Protestant. Yet > another possible reason for not having a 'regular' marriage in a Church. > Best wishes. Tony. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Lynne Ingalls" <Lynne.Ingalls@comcast.net> > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 5:18 PM > To: <midlothian@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] Irregular marriages:Duncan M'Carter > andElisabethSimpson > >> Brigid, Tammy, and Rhoda - Thank you each for your comments. It gives >> me >> something to think about - why Duncan would need his banns read >> elsewhere. >> I >> don't know what was in his background that would prevent him from having >> banns read at Whittingehame. Like you mentioned, it was quite a trek to >> Edinburgh. Duncan and Elizabeth had a daughter, Jean b. 9 Feb 1798. I >> don't know if Elizabeth and Jean died shortly thereafter, but Duncan >> remarried again in 1802 at Edinburgh to an Agnes Barclay from Dunbar, and >> he >> was rebuked and fined again by the Whittingehame parish for another >> irregular marriage. Then later he died and left poor Agnes with 6 - 7 >> kids >> for the parish to support. I wonder if the College Church would have >> published the banns for either/both marriages? I did not find the banns >> on-line, only the marriage records. Because I'm trying to find Duncan's >> parents, I am interested in where he may have originated. >> >> Lynne in Tucson >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "CandROverson" <overson12@btinternet.com> >> To: <midlothian@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 3:46 AM >> Subject: Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] Irregular marriages:Duncan M'Carter and >> ElisabethSimpson >> >> >>> Hello Lynne >>> >>> One explanation is that one or both of the parties to the marriage came >>> from >>> the parish of Whittinghame but that they had their banns read in >>> Edinburgh >>> only. Perhaps they left Whittinghame for Edinburgh in order to be >>> married >>> because of parental disapproval. >>> >>> Rhoda >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> MIDLOTHIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MIDLOTHIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIDLOTHIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message