Unusual Surnames

[kenjo]

Please forgive me here guys, love you all, I haven't had a chance to read all answers here, but point is to say....
go with father being John, if that was the father on the Banns or  OPRs, The films from this area are just fantastic... and if you hire the film.... you will find out about the father and his profession and where he was living at time of Marriage..of his daughter..... wonderful
If you put in the girl first (on the IGI) and then who she marries if you like.
her father will come up... obviously that is what you did...

SORRY IF THIS HAS BEEN ALREADY POSTED....
don't believe the death certificate.. it is only as good as the informant..

Once again, sorry if this has already been said..
regards,
Jo

[Annemarie23]

Her husbands name was William Dryden they had 4 children William, Willamina
Martha and John. My ancestors come through John. I think she had a sister named Mary who married some one called Peter. I have a bit of information on the Drydens.   

I'm hunting down this line of ancestors at the moment - is anyone still out there and looking for info and can we chat?
Anne Dryden

[Davefiona]

Hi Anne,
I'm sill looking for informaton. I recently found out that the famly was Catholic. scotlandspeople websites has just upload the catholic registers found margarets birth in 1812 on thier. have not had the chance to look in them further for more famly yet.
 

[Annemarie23]

Hiya.  I just found the Revelliod's day before yesterday.  I'm researching the Drydens and found that William Dryden married Margaret Revelliod in 1829 (interesting spellings of the name).  I've so far found 3 children - William, Willamina and Martha, but I think there's a fourth - James born around 1840 but I can't find his birth certificate (yet)!  I found James in the 1851 census when the family lived at 43 High Street, Edinburgh.   It's interesting when you say the Revelliod's were Catholic - I hadn't thought of that angle.  

William Dryden b.1810 was the son of James Dryden and Janet Dickson and was one of 7 children.  James Dryden is my g.g.g. grandfather.  Isabella (the oldest daughter of William ) was married to Andrew Sinclair  (there's a big query in there - more if you want it!)- (this is the only link I've found so far with the Sinclairs - there may be more.  I'm trying to find a connection with Rosslyn Abbey - haven't found that yet)!  The youngest son of James and Janet was John b.1824 and that's my connection with all of this - he was my g.g. grandfather.   

There's also a lot of hairdressers in the family and they appear in the Edinburgh/Leith directories at that time. 

Is this info of any use, and do you want more? 
Anne

PS: I've just found Anne b1842 and Jane b1835 in the Catholic Registers!