I'm looking for a marriage been a William Laughlan born about 1800 and possibly born in Ireland, to Jane Stewart born about 1800 around 1826 as they had a son William born 15th April 1827 at Drumachose, County Derry, Ireland. They would have had other children, but I have never found them. I know they probably married in Ireland, but they did move to Scotland eventually. He was a protestant.
Ive had a lot of trouble with the spelling Laughlan, it has been transcribed a number of ways. I'd be grateful if anyone could help.
Judy in Australia.
Marriage in 1800
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joodyanne
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Marriage in 1800
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WilmaM
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Re: Marriage in 1800
First of all - Welcome To Talking Scot 
I think looking for a marriage in Ireland at that time will be difficult.
You say the family were in Scotland, where were they living, and what evidence do you have of that?
It helps if we know where you have already looked and all the 'facts' you have.
Perhaps looking for the son's marriage details or the parent's deaths will shed a little more light on the whole family.
The census records for Scotland start in 1841 were they here by then? looking at www.freecen.org.uk could help, though it's not complete.
There is a 15 year old William Laughlan born in Ireland living in Dumfriesshire in 1841 he's a tilemaker, but not living with his family but with a tilemaker and his family.
You do have the added difficulty of the spelling of the surname - you'll have to use your imagination!
In those days [and even more recently] the spelling of names was down to whoever did the writing, as few could read or write,
and that was compounded by the accents of both the informant and the scribe](./images/smilies/brick-wall.gif "Brick wall")
I think looking for a marriage in Ireland at that time will be difficult.
You say the family were in Scotland, where were they living, and what evidence do you have of that?
It helps if we know where you have already looked and all the 'facts' you have.
Perhaps looking for the son's marriage details or the parent's deaths will shed a little more light on the whole family.
The census records for Scotland start in 1841 were they here by then? looking at www.freecen.org.uk could help, though it's not complete.
There is a 15 year old William Laughlan born in Ireland living in Dumfriesshire in 1841 he's a tilemaker, but not living with his family but with a tilemaker and his family.
You do have the added difficulty of the spelling of the surname - you'll have to use your imagination!
In those days [and even more recently] the spelling of names was down to whoever did the writing, as few could read or write,
and that was compounded by the accents of both the informant and the scribe
Wilma