Rose Anne McIVOR married Terance REILLY 1867

vickory · Post by **vickory** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:35 pm

Hi Everyone,
Found another of my McIVOR brigade
I've uploaded the marriage certificate to the gallery, would someone be good enough to help decipher it please.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1471

I think it says for the groom
Terance REILLY, Grocer,Bachelor age 26, NO.74 St Mary's Wynd,Edinburgh
Parents Patrick REILLY,????, Margaret REILLY MS ?
signed ??
Terence DUFFY witness, Margret REILLY witness
& I can't make out the registrar's name

The bride is fine...but I know what that says so makes it easy.

I'm getting a little better at finding now, at long last, but still hopeless at deciphering

Found the marriage of Patrick McIVOR & Rose STEWART in Edinburgh 1832 Have only found 5 children so far (through census,marriage & death registrations) b.c. 1837,43,46,52 & 53, so there were probably more.

Regards, Vicki

Gallery URL aded - AndrewP

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:24 pm

My guess as below:

1867 On the twenty second day of October at St Patricks Chapel, Cowgate Edinburgh after banns according to the forms of the Roman Cathlolic Church

Terance REILLY, Grocer,Bachelor age 26, NO.74 St Mary's Wynd,Edinburgh
Parents Patrick REILLY,Sometime Law Clerk and, Margaret REILLY MS Myles
signed Robert Prout?Terence DUFFY witness, Margret REILLY witness
& I can't make out the registrar's name Albert McLeod? Assisstant Registrar

Best wishes
Lesley

PaulaD · Post by **PaulaD** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:44 pm

I'd agree with Lesley on everything except the registrar - I think its Alfred MacLeod.

Paula

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:51 pm

Yup Paula

The Assistant registrars name is much clearer on the entry below.

Isn't it funny that the writing looks so bold and flowing .....until you try to read it

Russell

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:57 pm

Hi Russell

Isn't it funny that the writing looks so bold and flowing .....until you try to read it

I think they all attended a course prior to becoming Registrars, so that they could learn to write in such a way as to make life more interesting for those looking at the records a century and a half later!

I think you are right with "Alfred MacLeod" Paula.

Best wishes
Lesley

vickory · Post by **vickory** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:42 am

Thank you AndrewP for linking the image & thank you to Lesley & Paula for the deciphering & Russell too.

Sometime Law Clerk... I've never seen that before, wonder what he did the rest of the time

Regards, Vicki

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:56 am

Hi Vicki

Sometime Law Clerk ..I've never seen that before, wonder what he did the rest of the time

Back then, the use of "sometime" can usually be translated along the lines of "was at one time a....", so he used to be one, and is perhaps not working at present due to ill health for example, or maybe he has retired. Perhaps he is stilll working but as a less prestigious type of clerk, so they thought it better to mention the occupation with the higher status!

On some occaisions, as far as I've seen I think the use of "sometime" as in "sometime farmer at Cleish" or where ever can imply that the person has since died, but your guy is not stated as deceased.

Best wishes
Lesley