Two weddings........
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OK- here is a little puzzle I have and I know someone will have a simple answer to tell me!.................
While doing some Scottish research I found the marriage of John LYALL to Christian AUSTIN on 21 July 1774 at Glenbervie, Kincardine, followed by another marriage on 22 July 1774 at Fordoun, Kincardine (the 2 places are very close to each other). Why? My only thought is that one might have been Catholic and the other Protestant. Can someone enlighten me please?
Thanks!
Did you get the data from the LDS site. If so it might have come from two sources. I don't think it is related to being Catholic and Protestant. It could also be to Family disputes.
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Might it just be that the last reading of the banns was read in bride/groom's church and the ceremony took place in the other one?
thanks for replies...... yes, it might just be that the banns were from one church and the marriage took place in the other!
I have downloaded the facsimiles from scotlandpeople and the first one is headed Contracts 1774 then says "21 July John Lyall at Mill of Glenbervie & Christian Austin daughter to George Austin in Craigmoston Parish of Fordoun were contracted." The second says " July 22 1774 Lylall and Austin John Lyall in Parish of Glenbervy and Christian Austin in this Parish were contracted in order to Marriage; and their names having been regularly proclaimed in the Kirk they were afterwards married."
Any other thoughts?
spottydog,
I know little of scottish marriages but it sounds to me as if contracts/banns were published as a prerequisite to marriage in both parishes one on 21st July 1774 and the second on 22nd and they subsequently married in one or other or a different kirk altogether. That's how it sounds but I may be well off the track.
Need some more opinions on this one.
Have a look at this sitewww.ancestor.abel.co.uk
It has antenuptual contracts and one post nuptual contract for marriage between 1651 and 1771.
It seems such contracts(per verba de praesenti) were binding. They were announced in the home parishes of the couple concerned and bound a couple to marry at some time later. They were not to go and marry someone other.
And that is perhaps is what yours is about.
Last edited by Lola5; 11-10-2011 at 10:27 PM.
thanks Lola5.. since contacted by a more clued-up genealogy friend than me who tells me that they called the banns in both the groom and bride's home parishes. They would be married after the second one. It was quite common.
Puzzle solved!
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