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Re: Marriage between George Bell Davidson and Janet Thompson about 1857
« Reply #9 on: Friday 14 May 21 09:35 BST (UK) »
They may have had an Irregular Marriage/Marriage by Declaration, and simply not gone on to have it formalised by a Sheriff's warrant, so couldn't have it  registered.
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Re: Marriage between George Bell Davidson and Janet Thompson about 1857
« Reply #10 on: Friday 14 May 21 09:37 BST (UK) »
Ok! Was that usual? Not come across that before, interesting
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Re: Marriage between George Bell Davidson and Janet Thompson about 1857
« Reply #11 on: Friday 14 May 21 09:42 BST (UK) »
Hi again,

Shame about the OPR - sadly not all have survived or ever existed in the first place.

There is a George Davidson born circa 1832 on the 1841 Census at Applegarth , Dumfriesshire
He is recorded in the household of Wiiliam Davidson aged 41 Agricultural Labourer and Jannet Davidson aged 40.
There are other children.
Walter - 13
Margaret- 6
Mary - 3
Wilhelmina- 1
And a William Douglas aged 66 - Agricultural Labourer.

This George could be a possibility?

Looby  :)

Apologies I altered the birth year above for George . He is recorded as 9 years old / born circa 1831/2

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Re: Marriage between George Bell Davidson and Janet Thompson about 1857
« Reply #12 on: Friday 14 May 21 09:46 BST (UK) »
Have you tried following through on the niece living with George and Janet in 1881? She was also born Scotland. Her mother may have been a sibling of George or Janet.

Four possible births in Scotland using 1865-1870 and with the various spellings, narrowed by female and Wil*.

Added:

Having now seen looby's post above, this one in particular may be of interest:

LITTLE
WILLIAMINA SCOT
F
1868
813/A 8
Applegarth

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Re: Marriage between George Bell Davidson and Janet Thompson about 1857
« Reply #13 on: Friday 14 May 21 09:51 BST (UK) »
Another 1841 census that is worth considering, especially as Dornock is so close to Gretna
https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902e6cee9379091b1cfd1de/george-davidson-1841-dumfriesshire-dornock-1835-?locale=en
Milligan - Jardine – Glencross – Dinwoodie - Brown: (Dumfriesshire & Kirkcudbrightshire)
Clark – Faulds – Cuthbertson – Bryson – Wilson: (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire)
Neale – Cater – Kinder - Harrison: (Warwickshire & Queensland)
Roberts - Spry: (Cornwall, Middlesex & Queensland)
Munster: (Schleswig-Holstein & Queensland) and Plate: (Braunschweig, Neubruck & Queensland & New York)

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Re: Marriage between George Bell Davidson and Janet Thompson about 1857
« Reply #14 on: Friday 14 May 21 09:54 BST (UK) »
Quote from: gemcy on Friday 14 May 21 09:37 BST (UK)
Ok! Was that usual? Not come across that before, interesting

Some helpful reading for you on the subject:   https://academic.oup.com/jsh/article/47/2/507/1325355
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Re: Marriage between George Bell Davidson and Janet Thompson about 1857
« Reply #15 on: Friday 14 May 21 09:55 BST (UK) »
Interestingly the couple William and Janet Davidson are still at Applegarth on the 1861 Census aged 61 and 60 years old. William is a shepherd.
In their household they have a 5 month old baby living with them called Janet Little - she is recorded as their granddaughter.

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Re: Marriage between George Bell Davidson and Janet Thompson about 1857
« Reply #16 on: Friday 14 May 21 10:06 BST (UK) »
Possible parents for the 1868 born Wilhelmina/Williamina:

LITTLE
James

DAVIDSON
Mary

marriage
1859
813/A 4
Applegarth

and could fit with being the 3yr old Mary in 1841 census at Applegrath.
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Re: Marriage between George Bell Davidson and Janet Thompson about 1857
« Reply #17 on: Friday 14 May 21 10:13 BST (UK) »
Someone on MyHeritage also seems to have George as having been the one in Applegarth born c1832:

https://www.myheritage.com/names/georgina_davidson
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