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Offline Noreen19

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Marriage Recording ~1800..part 2
« on: Saturday 09 January 10 20:55 GMT (UK) »
Sorry Listers..I hit the wrong key and sent the message before finishing it. 

The Stracathro OPR lists the birth of  4 "lawful sons"  to James MITCHELL and Mary DUNCAN, beginning in 1808 and ending in 1817.  I cannot find the marriage of the parents, however, using a broad search of Scotland counties.

Is it possible that the some marriages were not recorded? OR..that they were married in a church not covered by the OPRs?

Regards,
Noreen
MITCHELL, DAKERS, DUNCAN, BLACK, AIR,
CAMERON, CRAIK, DAVIDSON, DEAR, FRASER,
GRAHAM, HAMPTON, HUNTER, JOHNSTON, McKAY,
McLEOD, McPHERSON, RITCHIE, SMITH, STUART,
STRATHEARN, STURROCK, STEVENSON, WEBSTER

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Re: Marriage Recording ~1800..part 2
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 10 January 10 21:51 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Noreen19 on Saturday 09 January 10 20:55 GMT (UK)
Is it possible that the some marriages were not recorded? OR..that they were married in a church not covered by the OPRs?

Yes, it is very likely that the record of the marriage has not survived. Both of these cases are very common.
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: Marriage Recording Stracathro 1800
« Reply #2 on: Monday 11 January 10 00:10 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I am going to rent the film for the Kirk Session records and perhaps there will be a clue to the marriage that I can use to proceed. I am hoping that there may also be records for  Non-Conformist churches in the Stracathro area around 1800.   

Again, many thanks!
Regards,
Noreen
MITCHELL, DAKERS, DUNCAN, BLACK, AIR,
CAMERON, CRAIK, DAVIDSON, DEAR, FRASER,
GRAHAM, HAMPTON, HUNTER, JOHNSTON, McKAY,
McLEOD, McPHERSON, RITCHIE, SMITH, STUART,
STRATHEARN, STURROCK, STEVENSON, WEBSTER
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