Marriage look up advice COMPLETED

[pettsy]

I need some advice.
I am trying to find the marriage of John Munn born 1885 in Kilmaronock, and living in Old Kilpatrick in 1901.
All his siblings were born in Old Kilpatrick.

His four brothers were killed in WW1 John was the only son to survived, which is why I want to find out more about him and his family.

I tried looking on Scotland's People for his marriage.
I had two options, neither were him 

What year and areas do you think I should search?

His parents were James Munn and Margaret McAulay, and were not name on the two certs I viewed.

Any ideas, I seem to be wasting all my credits on SP 

Thank You

Pettsy

[Gadget]

This is a bit of a tricky one, Pettsy, as you don't seem to have a wife's name or any certain place of marriage.

Have you tried variations of his name?

I think I would start with his death record, which would give a wife's name.

That is if he died in Scotland.

Gadget

[pettsy]

Hi Gadget

Thank you for you reply.
I have no idea when he died, and if it was after 1930 I cannot search on SP.

I found two marriages in Dunbarton.

In Old Kilpatrick there were about 12-16.

If I had a rough idea when they would have married in those days, ie between 18-22, and as the war was on, would it be before or after 

I have tried no variations of his name, but there were no too many Munn's in Scotland.

His father died in Scotland in 1945, where John died I am still trying to find out.

I need to visit Scotland again.

Pettsy

[Gadget]

You can search up to 1955 for deaths on SP.

I don't think that there is an easy way on this one - a hard slog, sadly 

Gadget

[pettsy]

You can search up to 1955 for deaths on SP.

I don't think that there is an easy way on this one - a hard slog, sadly 

Gadget

Thank you Gadget,
I just looked on SP.

Found four marriages in OK between 1900 and 1923.
For John Munn.

1907 Annie Abbott
1912 Minnie Reid Patterson
1919 Catherine McGowan
1919 Catherine Rodgers

It could be one of the Catherine, as I have seen an Obituary for a son who died in WW2.

I am off to check at CWGC now.

Pettsy 

[pettsy]

Just looked on the CWGC.
There was a Andrew Munn who died in 1940, age 21y.
Parents were John and Catherine Munn.
Could be them as his brother, my g grandfather was called Andrew.

Could have been there first born. I will have to buy more credits tomorrow.
Oh I can't wait now. 

Pettsy

[Gadget]

Good Pettsy  the two Catherine's look like you're next move - only 5 units each if you've already got the index 

See - it's not that difficult is it 

Gadget

[pettsy]

Hi Gadget
I hope it's one of them, i'll find out later when I buy some more credits 

I will let you know either way.

Pettsy

[pettsy]

Hi Gadget
I forget to let you know what happened 

The two Caroline's were the same person, she was a widow.
And she did not marry my John Munn.
I also checked the other two ladies, and it wasn't them either.

I looked for a death of John Munn from 1901 -1955 and one came up in the area the family lived, he was killed in WW1, France.
I hope this is not him, as it would mean all five brothers were killed oversea's in WW1.
We always thought he survived.

Pettsy