mary benson and william andrew marriage

[heatherwalsh]

Hello everyone, i will try and load a marriage for Mary Benson and William Andrew. I cannot make alot of it out, especially what is written regarding Mary.........can someone please help?  Kind regards from Heather

[heatherwalsh]

oh gosh sorry, that came up big and i dont know how to shrink it

[heatherwalsh]

the word after mary benson name and before john benson name ?

[Milliepede]

Is it "dau" and "lawfull" to the deceased John Benson mariner?

[heatherwalsh]

i dont know and the word before john benson name?

[Geoff-E]

Is it "dau" and "lawfull" to the deceased John Benson mariner?

That's how I read it. spelt Deceast

[heatherwalsh]

in some of the family tree i have looked at on ancestry, they say that mary was born in barbados, but this is not certified.......looking at barbados history for the time period, i was wondering how she came to be there, if it is true.   was hoping this marriage would give a clue

[heatherwalsh]

thank you,  so as a mariner, john benson may have been in barbados at some time, i will try and follow this up..........thank you

[Karen McDonald]

I think it says something like:

William Andrew Mariner in Port Glasgow and Mary Benson Daug(hter) lawfull to the Deceast John Benson Mariner there, were book'd In order to proclamation for Marriage, and Gave in 2 Shillings to the poor.

(What's that all about?!  )

Karen