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Title: Occupation Of Wife
Post by: stevengenresearch on Friday 13 May 22 06:55 BST (UK)
wondering if anyone can help with the occupation of Annie Gourlay on her marriage certificate (Scotland)
l can make out
Annie Gourlay
? wilson ?
? Gourlay ?
thread mill worker
spinster

Cheers
Steve
Title: Re: Occupation Of Wife
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Friday 13 May 22 06:57 BST (UK)
Alex Wilson & Helen Gourlay  ?

Added it could say witness after names. The W looks like in worker or Wilson

Experts should be along soon

Cas
Title: Re: Occupation Of Wife
Post by: stevengenresearch on Friday 13 May 22 07:04 BST (UK)
that was quick
thank you so much
why would she have names under her occupation
she named her parents as James Gourlay & Mary Gibson in her parents column. ???
Title: Re: Occupation Of Wife
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Friday 13 May 22 07:05 BST (UK)
Changed mind re parents, See above, think it maybe witness? What is the doc for?
Title: Re: Occupation Of Wife l
Post by: Jamjar on Friday 13 May 22 07:21 BST (UK)
I read it as Alex Wilson and Helen Gourlay with the same surname such as Milnan.

Jamjar
Title: Re: Occupation Of Wife
Post by: mckha489 on Friday 13 May 22 07:31 BST (UK)
It does seem odd if they were witnesses as there is a separate column in Scottish Marriage registers for the witnesses.
What is in the witness column on this certificate?
Title: Re: Occupation Of Wife
Post by: stevengenresearch on Friday 13 May 22 09:33 BST (UK)
witness column has William Thomson & Janet Craig.
strange one as to why there are names in the occupation column, maybe thats who she worked for. ????
 
Title: Re: Occupation Of Wife
Post by: Isabel H on Friday 13 May 22 09:49 BST (UK)
I see Alexr Wilson Witness and Helen Gourlay Witness.

The only reason I can think of for witnesses to the bride's signature is that she was illiterate and made her mark, but then it should say "Annie Gourlay X Her Mark" followed by a witness. Could that have been omitted when the marriage schedule was copied?
Title: Re: Occupation Of Wife
Post by: Gadget on Friday 13 May 22 10:11 BST (UK)
Quote from: mckha489 on Friday 13 May 22 07:31 BST (UK)
It does seem odd if they were witnesses as there is a separate column in Scottish Marriage registers for the witnesses.
What is in the witness column on this certificate?


I've just checked through many pages of my saved images for deviations to the statutory wedding format.

Column 6 is for the witnesses to the marriage.  For those who have made their mark, the usual form is name with a cross between first name and surname and the signatures of witnesses to the mark beneath.

It would seem that, as Isobel has said, the (mark) has been omitted in this case.

Gadget
Title: Re: Occupation Of Wife
Post by: Ruskie on Friday 13 May 22 10:30 BST (UK)
Occupation second line from the bottom:
Tread Mill Worker. (The T looks a bit odd though)
Title: Re: Occupation Of Wife
Post by: loobylooayr on Friday 13 May 22 10:33 BST (UK)
Hi,

I read the occupation as Thread Mill Worker

Looby :)