george duncan and jessie reid marriage

[Gadget]

To avoid any duplication, there are other related threads here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,440323.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,422115.0.html


I've spent a long time looking in both Scotland and Eng & Wales for a marriage.   I think the most likely is that it was a Scottish common law marriage and won't be written down; George giving a date and place to the registrar for his own reasons.

It would be nice to be proved wrong and for someone to come up with documentary evidence  of a marriage.



Gadget

[ann60]

even if they did not get married could i still research jesie and no i have the right family  i have looked and looked at the certs to see if i have missed anything, it is funny that the is no record of the family that boarded him out getting any money,


Hi Louisa.
 can you tell me what you put in to scotland people and date as when i do it comes up with no matches
Ann

[Gadget]

Hi Ann

We've looked for Jessie/Janet/etc.  on the other threads - there were two possibles but you'll have to follow them through the censuses to see if they can still be considered.  I gave you some census info on the other thread to start you off.


Gadget

[louisa maud]

you need to log on first then do a search as far as I know, I don't have any units for Scotlands people but I am sure that is the way to go

If you log on then follow instructions, I don't know if you have to buy units at that stage or whether it will search for you then tell you that you need to buy units, I think something like 30 units for £6, giver it a try and see what happens

LM

[ann60]

i have found many things on the scotland people site to do with the other side Fiddlers  when you found i marriage match did you put in different dates

[Gadget]

Hi louise

I think Ann is wanting to know if you've done any searches on SP for her family and, if so, what search criteria you used.

She's already been searching SP for a while for them.


Gadget

[louisa maud]

if you are looking for George Duncan just put in his name and Jessie's and see what happens

LM

[Gadget]

if you are looking for George Duncan just put in his name and Jessie's and see what happens

LM

That's been done a few times and nothing has come up - see other threads.

And even without using Jessie's name!

Ann, I and others have already done it and we're used to searching on SP

[louisa maud]

Perhaps a marriage didn't take place, not unusual

LM