1898 Lost Marriage

Britannia · Post by **Britannia** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:27 pm

Hi I found this site via ScotlandsPeople when I became very frustrated about a lost marriage
Through ScotlandsPeople I have found the images of the Statutory Births of three of my late uncles.
All in the Sangomore Parish of Durness as follows
1899 MACKAY ANDREW (Statutory Births 048/00 0012) ……………………August 4th 1899
1901 MACKAY DONALD KENNETH (Statutory Births 048/00 0004)………..March 29th 1901
1903 MACKAY HUGH (Statutory Births 048/00 0016)…………………………November 7th 1903

All the above three images have the parents stated as
Father James Mackay . Mason (Journeyman)
Mother Margaret Mackay M.S Mackay
Date and place of marriage 1898 November 4th Thurso

My frustration is that I cannot find any record or image of this particular marriage!!!
01/01/1901 (Census 1901 048/00/004/00/006) names then as husband and wife
I also have images of both parents birth registrations.

It would be great if someone can help me through this problem
Thanks to you all

Post by **AndrewP** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:59 am

Hi Britannia,

Welcome to TalkingScot.

They are there, but there is a catch. James Mackay and Maggie Mackay. I found them by using no first name and wildcard selections in the surnames: M*kay and M*kay in 1898, anywhere in Scotland. That produced 16 results, three in Thurso. Given that the groom was neither Robert or George, that left a choice of one - James and Maggie.

I had a quick peek at the certificate. Not only is it Mackay and Mackay. Both sets of parents are Mackay and Sutherland, thankfully different first names.

All the best,

AndrewP

Britannia · Post by **Britannia** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:40 am

Hi AndrewP
This surely sounds like my lost marriage. Yes the parents names were Mackay and Sutherland. As yet I haven't checked it out in ScotlandsPeople but thanks for the advice on how you tracked them down.
I had never thought of using "Maggie" but now you mention that I do remember my Dad calling her by that name.
Thanks again, I wont be shy in coming back to this forum with any other questions in the future.
Cheers
Britannia

Post by **joette** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:50 pm

McKay,Sutherland,Gunn you would be hard put to throw a stone in Thurso & not hit someday named or related to those names.