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Re: help with a marriage
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 16 October 08 20:54 BST (UK) »
I wonder if this is court session material, as i mentioned in one of the earlier posts  I have a second more traditional entry in the parish records for 2/12/1715. where as this record is 17/11/175. possibly representing the first reading of the banns. As to whetther local it does appear that william and his parents came from up the coast at kirkcaldy rather than inverkeithing where the marriage took place. approx 10 miles or so. Therefore I suspect that it was some kind of bond. however I can't see a record recorded of it being repaid after the marriage, or do people think it might not be repaid until 9months post marrige. Either way it still seems a large amount of money for the parish to levy.

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