Edinburgh marriage in a Cottage

[Hunter1]

Hi

I've just received my Great Grandparents' marriage certificate and wonder if anyone knows why they might have got married in a cottage. The wording under 'where married' reads "Glenalmond Cottage, (S******? - I can't read this word) Hill, Edinburgh, after banns according to the forms of the Scottish Episcopal Church". It's dated May 25 1865, with the marriage registered on May 29 at Edinburgh.

I don't know whether the fact that the groom was in the Hussars has any relevance - his address is given as Piershill Barracks.

Any info gratefully received.

Hunter

[nickgc]

First reasons that come to mind for me are:

1)  small wedding
2)  cheaper than a church
3)  one or both non-religious
4)  time-constraints

Re last reason:  My great grandmother took a ship from England to Canada in 1891; traveled across Canada several days by train; married on a dock seaside in British Columbia; later that night caught a boat to well north on the coast where her husband's business was.

Nick

[Isabel H]

Marriages in Scotland did not have to take place in church, and were commonly held at the bride's home.

If you tell us which Edinburgh parish it is, or post the section of the certificate with the word you can't read on the Deciphering board,  maybe someone here can help.

[kathb]

Hello, Hunter, I have a Scottish Marriage that took place in the Manse, not the church.
Regards
Kathb

[Hibee]

Hi Hunter

The River Almond flows into Cramond, on the Firth of Forth, to the west of Edinburgh.  But there is no guarantee that Glenalmond Cottage was by the Almond.

Could the Hill be Sciennes Hill, Edinburgh?

Hibee

[Hunter1]

Thank you all so much for these very useful replies. Yes I think it is Sciennes Hill! Is it still there?

Hunter

[KirstyG]

Sciennes Hill is now Sciennes Hill Place.  If you search on google maps you can see the houses on streetview. I have not yet found Glenalmond cottage on an old map, but there are several other cottages in that area.

Kirsty

[Little Nell]

I found a Glenalmond Villa in Murray Street Sciennes Hill in 1881. Comparing the old OS maps and a modern one, Murray Street appears to have become Sciennes Gardens.  Unfortunately none of the houses in the street are named on any of the maps.

Nell

[Unė kthimi i papenduar]

Murray Street, named after/for John Murray, accountant, who acquired the ground in 1798 , was renamed in 1882.