Can't find a marriage

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:47 pm

Hi,

I have a DC for an Elizabeth Fergus Paterson who died in 1955, her husband survived and was informant to her death. I can find no record of the marriage; his name appears to be Justian Saltonstall Dawbarn, occ Poultry farmer and formerly a BBC executive.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1385

dennis

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:42 am

Hello Dennis,

FreeBMD
Births Sep 1890
Dawbarn Justin Saltonstall, Wisbech 3b572

LONDON TIMES 29 August, 1919
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES
Major J. S. Dawbarn and Miss Paterson.
A marriage is arranged between Major Justin S. Dawbarn, M.G.C., younger son of Mr. Edmund Dawbarn, J.P., and Mrs. Dawbarn, of Hunstanton, and Elizabeth Fergus, only daughter of Mr. J. Keppie Paterson, J.P. and Mrs. Paterson, of Edinburgh.

But where and when?

Scotsman search for phrase ‘keppie paterson’ after 1916 gives a result of 8 Oct 1921, search for ‘edmund dawbarn’ brings up same 8 Oct 1921 date, as does ‘Justin Saltonstall’. Can't see the article but I can guess what it is about. Seems like a long delay.

I can’t see the marriage on SP but maybe it’ll need wildcards, if in fact it occurred in Scotland. Possibly it happened in some exotic location and was announced in the Scotsman.

At least that narrows it down.

Newspapers – love em.
Alan

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:36 am

Hi all
Scotsman 8th Oct 1921 (as indicated by Currie) :

The Marriage arranged between Justin Saltonstall, younger son of the late Edmund Dawbarn, J.P. Tolcarne, Hunstanton and Elizabeth Fergus daughter of John Keppie Paterson, 30 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, will take place shortly at Penang.

Best wishes
Lesley

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:58 pm

Thank you Lesley & Alan,

If only The Scotsman wasn't an expensive archive.

dennis

I've sent off an email to the Consular in Kualalumpur enquiring about the marriage in Penang