Mc/ Marriage/ need help again!!!.....

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 3:37 am

Hi All:

I bet you all are gettong tired of looking at these documents, but I digress, I need an eagle eye to decipher the witness' name on the McMenemy marriage. ????McMenemy

Thanks for your patience and kindess
Regards
Karen

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:16 am

oops!! forgot to mention i posted it in the gallery.<hanging head in shame> :0) Karen

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-600
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Ted · Post by **Ted** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:23 am

Hi Karen

I see it as Annie McMemy - perhaps a slight spelling error by the Registrar.

Best regards

Ted

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 12:17 pm

Hi Karen

I'm inclined to agree with Ted that the Registrar was getting tired or careless.
He abbreviated 'Catholic Priest' in both entries and his writing style is quite old - see the way he writes a 'w'. Older entries often had abbreviations on them. Probably not approved but they hark back to an earlier time. some of the OPR entries were quite bizarre in the way they shortened names and occupations.

Don't apologise for giving us interesting records to decipher. Its great fun and challenging.

Russell

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:41 pm

I've had previous problems in Rutherglen

But before we blame the registrar, remember that he could only transcribe the info that was on the marriage schedule .............

David
in Sydney