The Familysearch marriage record for Janet Hall to Peter Inglis says:
Name Peter Inglis
Spouse's Name Janet Hall Or Stewart
Event Date 16 Oct 1849
Event Place Saint Cuthberts,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Spouse's Father's Name James Hall
which I took to mean that Janet Hall had been previously married to a Mr Stewart.
But when I checked on SP:
HALL JANET OR STEWART//PETER INGLIS/FR2676 DAU 2 (FR2676) 16/10/1849 685/2 470 59 St Cuthbert's
I've never seen "Dau 2" before. I've ordered some SP vouchers and am waiting for them to arrive but in the meantime - does anyone know what it means? Does "dau" stand for daughter?
Jan
I've not seen that in a marriage record before, but yes, 'dau' normally means 'daughter'. If you look at the International Genealogical Index listing of this event, it says that her father was James Hall (this is quite normal in the Edinburgh parish marriage register) so taking the two together I read this as indicating that the original says she was the second daughter of James Hall.
As for the two surnames, a widow who remarries is usually listed by her maiden name in the marriage register. I haven't come across one being listed by her deceased husband's name before. However there is a family in the 1851 census at 3 North James Street, Edinburgh consisting of Peter Inglis, 30; wife Janet Inglis, 38; stepson William Stewart, 20; stepdaughter Janet Stewart, 16; and son John Inglis, 11 months. See
https://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl for a transcription.
Alexander Stewart and Janet Hall had at least 3 children: William, 1830; Janet, 1834; Margaret, 1840.