Church of Scotland records Ancestry.

[Lodger]

Definitely married in New Monkland in 1840, according to the Scotlandspeople index.

I have come across quite a few instances of Catholic marriages being recorded in the Church of Scotland parish records and I have to wonder if couples were encouraged to register with the "Established" parish church for reasons of legality? A check of the original entry in the New Monkland register should clear this up.
St Margaret's Catholic Parish, the "mother" parish of Lanarkshire, was founded in 1836. I have seen early records for St Margaret's, so they do exist.

If they wanted to be married by a Catholic clergyman then it would have been obligatory for them to have been married at the altar rails in the church, unless one or the other of them were not of the Catholic faith. 

[Croy Girl]

Hi Lodger.
Yes it was 1840.It was me that got date wrong .
I've got  a copy of the marriage record.
It says both parish of Clarkstone.

My dad's gran Janet Graham  was baptisted St Margaret's 1863.Philip and Elizabeth were her grandparents. Elizabeth died 1860 and Is buried in St Joseph's Airdrie.
The family all moved to Smeeston Rows Croy about 1868.
I will try St Margaret's records see if there's anything .

Marguerite.

[David Nicoll]

Hi,

    If my Deeside relatives are anything to go by it is entirely possible that they were married in the Church of Scotland and were privately Catholic.
    The Roman Catholic records on Deeside are some of the earliest in Scotland.
    However I have members of the family who are all recorded in the Parish records before heading to Canada before becoming Catholic nuns.
    I think we underestimate the pressure to conform in order to get on at the time.
    As an example Catholics were not allowed to attend Cambridge University until late in the century.
    Things were obviously changing in the 1840’s in the area, so it is entirely possible that they decided they could be openly Catholic, for their children.

[Croy Girl]

Hi.

I have looked through the RC church names and dates on Scotlands People given dates church started registers. Most are after 1840.St Margaret's Airdrie is 1841.

So it must have been Church of Scotland their Banns were put up in .
I see someone else is asking same question wanting to know name of Church.
Only way to find our is to Contact Scotlands people and ask them what Church  the record came from .

Marguerite.

[Forfarian]

Only way to find our is to Contact Scotlands people and ask them what Church  the record came from

It's New Monkland Parish Kirk. Church of Scotland.

[Croy Girl]

Hi
Thanks .How did you know.

Marguerite

[Forfarian]

I've looked at it many times.

[sancti]

3 surviving RC baptism records for their children in St Margaret's, Airdrie