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Info on Scottish Wedding Certificate

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Unknown Report 7 Nov 2003 08:58

Hi Carol, If you can find her death certificate, it should be on there. Please let me know if you have trouble finding it. Good luck Regards Margaret

Cazziemc

Cazziemc Report 7 Nov 2003 08:37

Thank you Shelagh and Margaret. Margaret, the maiden surnames are definitely not there. I contacted Scotlandspeople and the lady there told me that they would only put whatever information they had been given at the time. I must admit I was really put out as I had read that the 1855 certificates held a wealth of information, and this is the only Scottish certificate I have. Never mind!! Best wishes, Carol.

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Unknown Report 6 Nov 2003 23:19

Hi Carol, Most of my research has been Scottish, so I have loads of certificates. I have yet to see one that doesn't have a maiden name? It would have been listed below her name as M.S. then the name. Are you sure it's not there. M.S. stands for maiden surname. I believe that the 1855 certificates were slightly different as it as the first year of Statutory records in Scotland. The only 1855 one that I have is for a death. It has loads of info on it, even more that you get today. I think the tradition was to have a male and a female witness. I wouldn't worry too much about that as the document that you have should be a copy of the original hand written one. Sorry that I can't be of more help. Regards Margaret

Cazziemc

Cazziemc Report 6 Nov 2003 19:54

Hi there, wonder if anybody can help me with this. I have a wedding certificate for my great great grandparents from December 1855. John McIntosh (coach lace weaver) aged 24 born Canongate, married Elizabeth Hume, aged 21 born High Street. The parents were John (occupation hatter) and Mary McIntosh (gutted to find it didn't give the mothers maiden name as I had been led to believe) and David (occupation bookbinder) and Elizabeth Hume. The marriage took place at Perries Court, High Street, Edinburgh. On the certificate, the heading for witnesses is as follows; If a regular marriage, signatures of officiating minister and witnesses: Signed: Maxwell Nicholson, Signed: James Middleton. My question is - are these both witnesses and would it be likely to have 2 male witnesses. Was this the tradition? Would be most grateful for any help and information. Thanks in advance, Carol.