Hello Sheila, Thank you for sharing your information with us about 'Irregular Marriages' in Scotland. Most interesting indeed. Which leads me to ask if you could perhaps help me in locating the marriage of my G.G.Gf William Rose (1804) to Margaret Young (1810) in about 1834. I have not been able to locate their marriage record and it may be because it was 'irregular' in nature as you describe. Together they had at least 4 children, as follows, born in Scotland. Ann Rose (1835) Urquhart, Moray Elizabeth Rose (1837) Urquhart, Moray Mary Rose (1838) Urquhart, Moray; and my G.Gf William Rose (1840) Urquhart, Moray. At each of their baptisms the above children are described as being the lawful children of William Rose and Margaret Young 'his spouse' / 'his wife'. It appears that William (1804) and his family migrated south from the Meft area of Urquhart into Yorkshire, England shortly after son William's birth in (1840). Two more children were born in Yorkshire - Margaret Rose (1841) and James Rose (1843) - before they moved again in about 1844 into Warwickshire where more daughter were born. I believe Margaret Young / Rose was b.25.09.1810, c.30.09.1810 Urquhart, (Ouhort) Moray. In the 1881 census she is found in London aged 70, widowed, and gives herself as having been born in Urquhart, Scotland. She is in company with her granddaughter Theresa (1857) who was born in Teddington, (Tiddington) Alveston, Warwickshire. I believe G.G.Gf William Rose was b.18.07.1804, c.20.07.1804 Ardclach, Nairn. There is much more of interest to share with other Listers in respect of this family and line and I am more than willing to do so. I am a private researcher. If you can assist me in respect of any of this family and in particular the marriage of William Rose and Margaret Young, I should be most grateful. Best reagrds George F. Rose in the Bermuda Islands

George Rose wrote: > Thank you for sharing your information with us about 'Irregular > Marriages' in Scotland. Most interesting indeed. > > Which leads me to ask if you could perhaps help me in locating the > marriage of my G.G.Gf William Rose (1804) to Margaret Young (1810) in > about 1834. I have not been able to locate their marriage record and > it may be because it was 'irregular' in nature as you describe. It might be. But it is also possible that the marriage was quite "regular" - ie carried out by the Minister after the Proclamations had been read on three separate Sabbaths - but that they never had the fact recorded in the Register. There was normally a payment to the Session Clerk for recording a marriage or a baptism, and not everyone bothered. Gavin Bell