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Title: Edinburgh Marriage 1750
Post by: Anne in OZ on Monday 08 April 24 03:22 BST (UK)
Hello and thank you for your help. The attached is a marriage in Edinburgh 1750. It says "Mercht in ?". Also what does nwp mean? I see it on the other marriages on the same page. And the last abbreviation, "...in ?."
Anne
Title: Re: Edinburgh Marriage 1750
Post by: Kay99 on Monday 08 April 24 06:52 BST (UK)
Could his father have been a merchant in Edinburgh :-\

Kay
Title: Re: Edinburgh Marriage 1750
Post by: emeltom on Monday 08 April 24 08:58 BST (UK)
I also read it as an abbreviation of Edinburgh.
Title: Re: Edinburgh Marriage 1750
Post by: oldfashionedgirl on Monday 08 April 24 09:05 BST (UK)
Could it mean ‘not within parish’ ?
Where she was from ?
Title: Re: Edinburgh Marriage 1750
Post by: still_looking on Monday 08 April 24 17:57 BST (UK)
Merchant, see this page and the previous one
https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun01paul/page/310/mode/2up (https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun01paul/page/310/mode/2up)

The parishes are explained on this page, the marriage is on page 22
https://archive.org/details/registerofmarria35edin/page/n5/mode/2up (https://archive.org/details/registerofmarria35edin/page/n5/mode/2up)

S_L
Title: Re: Edinburgh Marriage 1750
Post by: Anne in OZ on Thursday 11 April 24 05:51 BST (UK)
I've come to the conclusion that I am barking up the wrong tree.
I am trying, in my round about way, to find the father / family of my Mary Arbuthnot who married Donald aka Daniel McPhail in 1784 in Edinburgh. The marriage says her father is "Robert Arbuthnot indweller in the Parish of Wymess." I don't think he is the Robert I asked about.
Thanks to all who tried to help me.
Anne
Title: Re: Edinburgh Marriage 1750
Post by: Kay99 on Thursday 11 April 24 06:36 BST (UK)
Does indweller mean visitor rather than permanent resident  :-\  https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=783302.0

Added - Possibly not relooking at the thread
Title: Re: Edinburgh Marriage 1750
Post by: Anne in OZ on Thursday 11 April 24 10:55 BST (UK)
That's a very good question Kay. The answer is "I don't know." :-\
Title: Re: Edinburgh Marriage 1750
Post by: Anne in OZ on Thursday 11 April 24 23:46 BST (UK)
Sarah (moderator). Is it possible to transfer this conversation to the Edinburgh page or do I have to redo? Thanks Anne McQueenie
Title: Re: Edinburgh Marriage 1750
Post by: Wade McPhail on Thursday 25 April 24 07:04 BST (UK)
Hi, I am looking for information on Daniels parents.
when i read the picture you posted i see "Robert Arbuthnot of Deplford son of the deceased Mr Robert Arbuthnot merchant in XXXXX Mrs Mary Arbuthnot D(aughter) of the deceased Mr Thomas Arbuthnot Merchent hand in XXX.

I have attached a record of Daniel and Mary marriage where it says Mary's father was Robert. would like to see the original certificate if you ever find it.