Marriage 1840 - but in which Church?

[Valba]

I found my ancestors marriage in 1840 on Scotlandspeople which is great. The reference is (Old Parish Registers Marriages 646/ 30 226 Govan)

But which actual church in the parish did the wedding take place? How can I go about finding out?

thank you

[CaroleW]

You will have to buy credits & download the image

[Valba]

Hi Carole

Thanks for reply.

I have spent the money and viewed this image. So my question is still the same.

It does not say which church it is. So how do I find out.

[rosie99]

I would contact Scotlands People and ask them as it is from their database

[Valba]

Thank you.

I have looked at image again. It is just a list of brides and grooms with dates under the heading of Govan.

There must have been dozens of churches in Govan parish at the time.

Maybe checking with Scotlandspeople is best as you say Rosie.

[Blanched]

It was rare for marriages at that time to take place in a church. Most weddings took place either in the bride's home or in the manse of the church the bride attended. Sometimes, outside the cities, it might be in the village hall or even a hotel.

[Valba]

thanks Blanched. Note what you say.

[DonM]

Here's a link

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/church-registers read the Banns and Marriage section.

Don

[Rena]

I usually refer to the place of interest on the genuki website for background information, such as type of industries, rivers, trades, churches; e.g. Genuki Govan

This is the webpage for Govan:

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/LKS/Govan