What does this mean on a marriage cert?

[hmcmillan29]

Hi Lesley & Gadget,

Im so sorry to be causing all this bother to you both.

The marriage cert of Robert & Mgt Thomson says - On the 4th day of June, at Waterside St Kilmarnock. Marriage after banns according to this free of the evangelical union church.

The marriage cert of George McMillan to Mgt McCallum, says - On the 6th day of dec 1904 at Glengarnock, after banns according to the of the united free church.

I hope that info is what you were looking for.

Thank you for your time and hard work.

Kind regards
Hazel

[Gadget]

according to this free of the evangelical union church

I think the this free might be the forms.

It does look like non-C of Scotland and the births only appear after statutory registration 



Gadget

[lbathgate]

Hi Hazel & Gadget

It does look like non-C of Scotland and the births only appear after statutory registration 

Yes, that would make sense and explains why there is no sign of the earlier children in the OPRs.

Helen - it is not "a bother" at all! These are the kind of wee mysteries that make family history absorbing and interesting!

Best wishes
Lesley

[Gadget]

I'm thinking that the Kirk Sessions minutes might possibly have something.

I'm not really up on them in Ayrshire although I have one line originating there but I don't think the Dunchies came up that far.

Are there any available locally or is it a trip to NAS 


Gadget

[lbathgate]

Hi Gadjet

I'm thinking that the Kirk Sessions minutes might possibly have something.

There may be something to indicate the family leaving the CoS(or perhaps several families leaving around the time of the Disruption in 1843)
Kirk Session records are held in Ayrshire with digital copies available at NAS as far as I remember.

But it is more likely that any actual mention by name of the children will appear in records belonging to the Evangelical Union Church, or whatever other church they left the CoS for at the time, if christenings were recorded by them. If such records exist, and there may be none, they are likely to be held at either NAS; the online catalogue is here
http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/
 - if you enter Kilmarnock and CH3 as the ref. it will give a list of non-conformist churches in the area, or perhaps there may be something held at local archives in Ayrshire (One archive centre is currently closed). The other is open:
http://www.burnsmonumentcentre.co.uk/20,21/archives_family_and_local_history/research_your_family_history/

Best wishes
Lesley

[hmcmillan29]

Thank you very much to you both for doing this.

Im going to have a look at the links you've very kindly pointed out.

Hazel