Scottish Parish Registers tend to record the marriage contracts rather than the actual marriages. For this reason, 'marriages' are often recorded in two parishes, as the registers reflect the fact that bride and groom were from two different parishes. In this regard they are more like the Church of England Banns, which had to read in both parties parishes. cheers David Perth, Western Australia researching Stewart, Stout, Baikie, Heddle, Malcomson, Gray in Walls ----- Original Message ----- From: <Zrealmuto@aol.com> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 10:03 AM Subject: [ORKNEY] Spence/Sinclair > Hi All, > > Looking for any info on : > ROBERT SPENCE and WILLIAMINA SINCLAIR mar. > > OCT 23rd 1832 in EDAY and PHARAY > and > OCT 24rth in KIRKWALL and ST. OLA > > I am presumming that these two marriages are one and the same. Perhaps they > had marriage ceremonies in two places (?) > > Any further info. would be greatly appreciated. > > TIA > > Catherine > in wet and cold Alabama > >