Maiden Names

[franh1946]

And Ann Tunnock, a good Scots name.

[Flattybasher9]

Alexander Buchan married Ann Duthie 1854 at Peterhead.
That would give an approximation for the other marriage of Alexander Cowie to Ann if they were actually married.
The only marriage I can find of an Alexander Cowie to an Ann, is Ann Panton. The last 4 letters on the cert' page would seem to be "noch" so that would suggest that this is not her.
The next problem being, Alexander is noted as a deceased fisherman, and could have died anywhere, including at sea. So getting a wife's surname from there is problematic.
The posted section of the marriage cert does not show if "Ann ?" is deceased at the time of the marriage.
Are both bride and groom living in Peterhead at the time (1883) of the marriage??
If so, the 1881 census may give a clue since there is an address noted.

Regards

Malky

[buckie33]

This is from the marriage cert of Peter Buchan and Ann Cowie who married on Oct 1883 in Peterhead, I am just trying to read the names of their parents, which I posted here.

[Flattybasher9]

Yes, we realise that.
If the names are not that clear, looking up the marriages for the parents in all probability confirms their surnames, as the "Alexander Buchan married Ann Duthie 1854 at Peterhead" would seem to do so.
The marriage cert, should also show if the individual parents are "deceased" or not.
So what you end up with are time lines for previous marriages of the parents, and still living or deceased, in the case of the parents, taken from the marriage cert' that you posted, so either census time lines are used, or death dates are used to clarify who was married to whom, as in the second set of parents. The death cert's usually shows, "widow of, or widower of".
The only marriages that I have come up with so far for Alexander Cowie, between 1835 and 1870 is Ann Panton, Ann Cowie, Ann Pirie, Ann Lindsay and Ann Murray.


Regards

Malky