Thread: marriage cert advice. scotlands people

hi.

there are 2 marriages listed, just wondered which certificate I should get.. they are both same name and date.. any idea what the difference is between them?

any advice greatly appreciated.
OPR Banns & Marriages Search Returns

No Date Surname Forename Spouse Name/Frame No Sex Parish City/County GROS Data Image Extract

1 16/09/1850 CURRANCE DAVID MARGARET CASSELS/FR2744 DAU 1 M ST CUTHBERT'S EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 685/002 0470 0187

2 16/09/1850 CURRANCE DAVID MARGARET CASSELS/FR1119 M BATHGATE /WEST LOTHIAN 662/ 0040 0261


(I also got a certificate for galloway /Hutton 1844 marriage from SP but it doesnt tell me anything other than they married, will this just do the same?)

thanks
lisa

think ill have to get both and go by occupation if its there as both places crop up in same line

thanks noggin
x

Hi Lisa,

Civil registration in Scotland did not start until 1855. Records before that date are taken from the old parish records. I don't think getting a certificate will tell you any more than you can find on the Scotlands people site. Any certificate if it exsists will not be the same as the ones after 1855. The earlier the date before 1855, the less information is often found, which will explain your 1844 one.