Getna Green Marriage

margarita · Post by **margarita** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:05 am

I have ancestors from Carlisle who, family rumour has it eloped and married at the Blacksmiths in Gretna Green. This would probably have been around 1831.

I've looked on Scotland's people, but they're not there. Does that mean that that they didn't marry there?

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

Thanks,

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:42 am

margarita wrote:I have ancestors from Carlisle who, family rumour has it eloped and married at the Blacksmiths in Gretna Green. This would probably have been around 1831.

I've looked on Scotland's people, but they're not there. Does that mean that that they didn't marry there?

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

Thanks,

Don't know how useful this might be but there is searchable index here-

http://www.achievements.co.uk/services/gretna/index.php

Regards,
Annette

margarita · Post by **margarita** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:48 am

nelmit wrote:
Don't know how useful this might be but there is searchable index here-

http://www.achievements.co.uk/services/gretna/index.php

Regards,
Annette

It was very useful, thank you.

They were named there, so it confirms the story.

However I don't think I'll shell out £15.00 for the information.

Regards,

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:50 am

margarita wrote:
nelmit wrote:
Don't know how useful this might be but there is searchable index here-

http://www.achievements.co.uk/services/gretna/index.php

Regards,
Annette
It was very useful, thank you.

They were named there, so it confirms the story.

However I don't think I'll shell out £15.00 for the information.

Regards,

Glad you found them.

margarita · Post by **margarita** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:56 pm

Any ideas on why I can't find them on ScotlandsPeople?

Their names were John Kelly & Margaret Foster & they would have married around 1830

Regards,

maggie

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:59 pm

Hi Maggie
The marriages before 1855 on Scotlands People are taken from the OPRs. As a Gretna marriage was an "irregular marriage", not a church marriage, the event will not appear in the OPRs, so not on SP.

See http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/scotti ... /marriage/
for more info

Best wishes
Lesley

margarita · Post by **margarita** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:55 pm

Lesley,

Thank you for that information & the link.

Although I was born in Scotland, this is my first foray north of the border as far as researching the family is concerned.

I've obviously got a lot to learn.

Regards,

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