Marriage of David Logan to Ann ????

[maddys52]

Given the census info you have for Jane (born c1794, Tweedmouth), have you discounted this possibility? I know they're not necessarily close, however there are a number of possibilities such as the family moving and Jane considering a later home as her birthplace:

Jane LOGAN bap 12 August 1792, parents John (occupation brazier) and Mary (probably nee DOWNEY) at St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne (on FreeREg and familysearch)

[Anydogsbody]

Hi Maddy

Thanks for sticking with this even though it's a bit perplexing

From census info and the the fact that Jane Logan is named as the mother of some of the Wallace children I'm as certain I can be in that we have the right person, even in the absence of a marriage record.

Your suggestion is perfectly sensible and very tempting. I have seen the record you mention and, whilst I haven't dismissed it, I can't really see how it could be verified. If it was closer to Berwick I would have been more comfortable but more than 60 miles away was a very long way in the late 16th century without effective transport systems.

Happy to consider any suggestions.

[maddys52]

I meant to add earlier too that I notice Jane and George's children were baptised non conformist - I guess the marriage is most likely to found somewhere in non conformist records too, though I can't see it in any I have access to.

[maddys52]

sorry, ignore my last post. I remember looking at the family and getting confused as there was another George/Jane WALLACE family with similar children's names around the same time (though I think a little earlier) - I think I'm getting them mixed up! Need another cup of coffee ...

[Anydogsbody]

I know the feeling. When names and dates start swimming round in your head the only thing to do is go away and give it a rest for a while. I often think that genealogy is some sort of intellectual masochism.

Why settle for coffee? 😉🤪!!!