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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: Mags.22 on Wednesday 15 April 20 15:10 BST (UK)
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Where would I find a record of a mixed marriage in Scotland? Possibly Dalmuir, or Kirkpatrick area. Year 1926. Would not be in a Catholic church as the bride refused to become a Catholic. Groom wanted to remain Catholic not Church of Scotland. Does not show up on Ancestry.
Thanks.
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Scotlands People is the best place for Scottish records
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
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Welcome to rootschat Mags.22.
Just to give you a bit more information about scotlandspeople as recommended to you by rossie99.
It is the only place to see the actual record of a Scottish Birth/Marriage/Death. From when official registration started in Scotland in 1855 the entries are listed under the name and place irrespective of religious denomination. They are a mine of useful information as they include the names of parents and witnesses as well as place and date of marriage. It is a pay site but very reasonably priced.
Give it a try as it is very easy to register and use.
Even if the record had been on Ancestry the information would be limited.
Dorrie
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Thanks so much for your help. Really appreciate it as a beginner.
Mags.
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Nobody has ever been forced to become a Catholic in order to get married in a Catholic church. This seems to be a fairly common belief, but it's simply not true. My father was C of E and was what I believe is termed Anglo-Catholic, ie. very high church. He was willing to get married in a Catholic church because my mother was a Catholic and that was what she wanted. The only thing the Catholic church has ever stipulated is that both parties in a 'mixed marriage' promise that their children will be baptised and brought up as Catholics. My father had no objection to that.
In Liverpool, mixed marriages became common faster than in most places, I am guessing because of the large Irish Catholic migration after the 1845 Potato Famine. One generation on, I have found Catholic marriages to C of E and Methodists in the 1890s onwards. Just thought it might be useful to get the facts straight. Good luck with your search.
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Thanks to all for your help. I found what I was looking for plus more on Scotlands People.
Mags.22