Agnes Strang

[smallisles]

Hello

Please can anyone help?

Agnes Strang married a John Barlow in 1789 in Glasgow - according to old notes from family member.

Her father was apparently a soldier. Any information would be welcomed on Agnes or John or indeed which church they married in. Thank you.

[crisane]

The marriage is on ScotlandsPeople which is a pay per view site
Here is a their guide to what the record may contain
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/church-registers#Contents

[smallisles]

Thank you

But I understand it doesn't give the church name. I am new to this so dont have any subscriptions to any websites

[crisane]

On ScotlandsPeople you can buy just a few credits to purchase the record you want to download.

There are also free sites such as familysearch.org, FreeReg, FreeCen. where you can look up censuses and other records. Of course the great members of RootsChat are a great resource and I am sure others will be along to help soon.
Cyndi's List has a list of links  that point you to genealogical research sites for many countries  online
https://www.cyndislist.com/

Even the pay to view sites can be helpful just by giving a look at their indexes.

[MonicaL]

 

...But I understand it doesn't give the church name...

Up to the early 1900s, most marriages ceremonies would take place in private homes (most often the bride's home). From the 1900s, church weddings become more common as the venue for marriages.

Monica

[smallisles]

Thanks to all for the advice and info.

[Forfarian]

But I understand it doesn't give the church name.

The records on Scotland's People are from the parish registers, mainly the Church of Scotland.

Most wedding ceremonies were not held in a church building. The normal place for a wedding was in the bride's parents' home or, if she had no parents or was married a long way from home, in the manse or in her employer's home. A marriage record from 1789 is unlikely to state exactly where the ceremony took place.

Weddings in church only became popular towards the end of the 20th century.

I am new to this so dont have any subscriptions to any websites.

Scotland's People is not a subscription site.

See https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=714261.0 before you waste money on a subscription site.

[smallisles]

Thanks Forfarian will do just that.

[sancti]

Surviving baptism records of their children

BARLOW
THOMAS
JOHN BARLOW/AGNES STRANG FR760 CHILD 1
M
11/06/1790
622
30 / 264
BARONY

BARLOW
JOHN
JOHN BARLOW/AGNES STRANG FR833 CHILD 2
M
26/03/1794
622
30 / 406
BARONY

BARLOW
JOHN
JOHN BARLOW/AGNES STRANG FR877 CHILD 3
M
01/05/1796
622
30 / 494
BARONY

BARLOW
AGNES
JOHN BARLOW/AGNES STRANG FR877 CHILD 3
F
01/05/1796
622
30 / 494
BARONY

BARLOW
JAMES
JOHN BARLOW/AGNES STRANG FR953 CHILD 4
M
11/12/1798
622
40 / 96
BARONY

If they followed the SNT, it suggests that the father of Agnes was named John and her mother, Agnes