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James Dundas Janet Clarke
« on: Monday 14 October 24 21:34 BST (UK) »
After a search on Scotlands people I have found the marriage banns for the marriage of James Dundas and Janet Clarke who were married in Bathgate Nov 13 1675. I was hoping to possibly find James Dundas's father but unfortunately I'm finding it hard to read the writing. I can make out the name John Dundas but I'm unsure if this is the father of James . Can anyone possibly help with reading the attached copy of the Banns . Thank you.

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Re: James Dundas Janet Clarke
« Reply #1 on: Monday 14 October 24 22:29 BST (UK) »
Novr ye 13 1675 James Dundas in yis paroch and Jannet Clerk in Livingstone paorch booked yr names in order to mariage John Burges ?drys[alt]er? In Bathgate cau[tione]r for both ye parties ?given? to ye poor 2-10-0.

I'm not 100% sure that it's Burges but I am 100% sure that the first letter is not a D. Compare it with the B of Bathgate in the next line and with the D of James' surname.

A cautioner was someone, usually a friend of the person(s) involved, who stood surety that the wedding would actually go ahead. AIUI the couple usually 'consigned pledges' which meant they paid a sum of money, and if they didn't subsequently go through with the wedding the pledges were forfeited.
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: James Dundas Janet Clarke
« Reply #2 on: Monday 14 October 24 22:42 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for that information.
Regards
Richie
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