Difficulty reading marriage names.....

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sun May 01, 2005 3:18 am

Hello. I've uploaded a marriage rec at the following link:

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-136

Having woes reading the mother's maiden name and the dad's first name.

dennis

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Sun May 01, 2005 4:02 am

Hi Dennis

The father's name looks to me like Dugald. Since the marriage was in 1881 I checked the 1881 census. Based on address I would have to assume these are her parents and siblings:

Dwelling: 21 Preston St
Census Place: Govan, Lanark, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203673 GRO Ref Volume 644-11 EnumDist 106 Page 5
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Dougald STEWART M 61 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Sailor
Janet STEWART M 56 F Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Occ: Wife
Alexander STEWART U 32 M Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Marine Engineer Unemployed
Abigal STEWART U 16 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daughter
Occ: Timekeeper

Using the IGI to search for a birth of Janet Stewart there is only one that fit my parameters:

01 JAN 1857 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Parents:
Father: DUGALD STEWART
Mother: JANET FORREST

I'm guessing the correct maiden name is Forrest.

Best wishes,
Jean

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun May 01, 2005 8:11 am

Without having read Jean's post past the IGI entry, I'd come to the concludion from looking at the image that the surname is FORREST.

Davie

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sun May 01, 2005 7:22 pm

Andrew, Jean, & David; thank you all very much for the help in reading that document. A question has arisen from the info that Jean posted, and it has to do with Alexander. The only one I can find around the guessed dob of 1849 was to parents Donald Stewart & Janet Forrest. I am wondering if Donald was another name for Dougal/ Dugal.

Thank you all, denis

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun May 01, 2005 7:30 pm

Dennis wrote:Andrew, Jean, & David; thank you all very much for the help in reading that document. A question has arisen from the info that Jean posted, and it has to do with Alexander. The only one I can find around the guessed dob of 1849 was to parents Donald Stewart & Janet Forrest. I am wondering if Donald was another name for Dougal/ Dugal.

Thank you all, denis

Dennis

Consider those names as possibly, but only possibly, interchangeable !

Davie