Hi Lisa, Proclamation/Marriage records are normally the proclamation of the marriage banns, unless marriage is specifically mentioned, and may include: Names of the groom and bride Parish of each Groom's occupation Bride's father's name & occupation Names and addresses of witnesses The original books are kept at the National Archives of Scotland (formerly known as the Scottish Record Office) http://www.nas.gov.uk/ and can be viewed there in person. You can access the indexes on line at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ "Proclamation of Banns are the notice of contract of marriage, (Intention to marry) read out in the Kirk before the marriage took place. Kirk Session minutes record the money pledged by the groom to ensure that the couple married within 40 days" You can only order an extract to be posted to you for a fee but not view it on-line. All Scottish OPRs have been filmed and the relevant information is on the Marriage Registers (available to hire from the LDS or to view at a FHC). I wanted to look at the proclamations in case they differed from the Marriage Records and gave more details. In order to marry in church the banns were proclaimed 3 times before the congregation in the weeks before the marriage to make sure the couple were legally able to marry by allowing time to object. This still happens today. From the GROS site: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/ Registration in Scotland: "Before the introduction of compulsory civil registration in 1855, the parish ministers or session clerks of the established Church of Scotland in some 900 parishes kept registers, which record births & baptisms; proclamations of banns & marriages; and deaths & burials. The surviving registers, now approximately 3,500 in number, are far from complete. Though the oldest register relates to baptisms and banns at Errol in Perthshire in 1553, for some parishes the earliest register dates from the early 19th century, and for other parishes there are no registers at all. The standard of record-keeping also varied considerably from parish to parish and from year to year, and most entries contain relatively little information." Find out more about the history of registration in Scotland on the website. You now know as much as I do! BTW One of the proclamations, half on the page I was studying, was for a EUART. Best Wishes, Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Wellbelove" <lisawellbelove@sympatico.ca> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 2:49 PM Subject: Re: [MLN] Canongate proclamations 1812 spares > RE: "Register of Proclamations of Marriages in Canongate........" > > Hello Good Folk of MLN - Season's Greetings from snowy Burnt River where > we're hip deep in the white fluffy stuff! > > I hope you don't mind my jumping in here; but, I was impressed by this > "Register of Proc......" > > This is the 1st time I've ever seen one. Where do they come from & how > does one access them? I'd appreciate a little background on this if it's > convenient for you. > > Respectfully curious, > > Lisa Wellbelove, > Burnt River, Ontario, Canada > > Researching: > PEDDER - London, possibly Herts > TAYLOR - Medway, Felixstowe > WELLBELOVE - GLOBAL {all spellings} > HOGG - Sligo, IRE > EWART - Down, IRE > DONNACHIE - Ayr, SCT > GILLINGHAM - SFK & SRY > email: lisawellbelove@sympatico.ca > > >

RE: Message from Roger Kelly........or, Jane :-) Thank you SO much for enlightening me, Jane! I really appreciate the time you took to respond so proficiently. RE: EUART Proclamation of Marriage: That's very interesting. We do think our Irish Ewarts [Euart/Youart} did come from Scotland initially; but, as yet, haven't found that illusive link...........maybe one day, eh! Lisa Wellbelove, Burnt River, Ont., Canada Researching: PEDDER - London, possibly Herts TAYLOR - Medway, Felixstowe WELLBELOVE - GLOBAL {all spellings} HOGG - Sligo, IRE EWART - Down, IRE EAGLESON - IRE DONNACHIE - Ayr, SCT CAMPBELL - Ayr, SCT GILLINGHAM - SFK & SRY email: lisawellbelove@sympatico.ca