Hello Don, Yes they were my 3x great grandparents. And yes apprently James was sometimes known as John. Thank you for that extra bit of information. Kind Regards Pamela J Groves ----- Original Message ----- From: <mcgruther@btopenworld.com> To: <PAXTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 8:23 PM Subject: [PAXTON-L] Re: MCGROUTHER WAS MY GRANDMOTHER JESSIE'S MAIDEN NAME > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YZ5.2ACIB/737.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Pamela, for a period in the 19th century in Scotland it was common for couples to marry twice - home and away as it were. Could your ancestors James McGrouther and Elizabeth McLaren who married in Edinburgh on 17 March 1839 be the same couple who married on 10 March 1839 at St Ninians, Stirling under the names of John (sic) McGrowther and Elizabeth McLaren? If so, James/John was resident in Stirling, Elizabeth in Edinburgh. > Hope this helps, Don > > > ==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== > You may search the PAXTON-L archives on the Rootsweb web site at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > In the surname field, type in PAXTON >