I've been working tirelessly on this area of my family tree as John Strachan is my great grandfather.
You will see this secton of my family tree has been covered in great detail on these boards as we have all searched for clues around this marriage.
I now have a pretty comprehensive history of the couple - John Starchan and Catherine Strachan as detailed in my previous posts.
However one improtant thing still evades me. How did they meet.
Last thing we know about Catherine is she was released from Barnhill Poor house in Glasgow on 27 Oct 1903. Noithing else indicates how she then came to be in Hamilton.She's noted to be living as a lodger at 12 McGhie Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire in November 1903 and marries my great grandfather in Hamilton Mar 25 1904.
John himself left the army after 13 years on Oct 4 1901 and lived in Hamilton at 14 James Street, Low Waters, Hamilton.
I want to understand how this unlikely couple got together and what ever brought Catherine to Hamilton.
Since I have tried everything else possible I have one avenue left to try and thats the witnesses at their wedding - Presumably friends of theirs I would have though. Can anyone help me out by identifying who these people are ? I'm reading it as Bridget and Thomas Taylor but I might be wrong. I've also trid to search for them in Hamilton but come up with nothing.
Any help would be appreciated greatly .
Paul