Thank you for all your help and information, scotsmum.
On Jemima and William's marriage certificate neither of their fathers has ‘deceased’ written beside their names or occupation. Would it have been expected to put ‘deceased’ if the father had died?
I wonder if the Christopher Redmond (died 1858) who married Hannah McMillan on 5 June 1847 in Buckna was a widower as suggested in KDrive’s thread? Maybe when I have a little more evidence it might be worth using some of my credits to view his marriage certificate.
It could be that the witness, John McClure, was a McNeill connection due to Nancy (McNeill) Blair’s son James marrying a Rose McClure. Then again John McClure could just have been a good friend of the groom, William.
Does anyone know what the usual protocol for selecting witnesses would have been for Antrim Presbyterian weddings in the 1860’s?
Since first posting I have used Groni to search for any further Redmond marriages in Registration District, Ballymena, between the years 1845 to 1880. I couldn’t narrow it down to Buckna. There were 18 marriages.
Narrowing the marriage years closer to Jemima’s 1864 date to look for possible siblings from 1862 to 1869 there was a James(62), Mary(63), Christopher(64), Jemima herself(64), Elizabeth(66), Samuel(66)and finally in 1869, Ellen.
Of the above Redmond marriages Samuel and Ellen have been eliminated as siblings. Familysearch is having technical difficulties at the moment so it is not possible to check out the fathers of the others. I am aware that Christopher, who married in 1864, also had a father Christopher but at this stage don’t know exactly where he married. He could possibly be a sibling of Jemima’s.
Kind regards
KiwiRose