Wedding Notices Published in Local Newspapers

Local newspapers etc often carry notices submitted by relatives and friends to publicly record the recent marriages of people connected to the area. These are a valuable asset to anyone researching their family tree. We have started researching these records for the Kirkcudbrightshire area. Please use one of the search boxes on the left to access our records. Note that the unqualified use of the name "Dalry" refers to Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire and "Gatehouse" refers to Gatehouse of Fleet.

24 November 1939
George Halliday Greenway and Catherine Ross Irving : At Buittle Manse, George, son of Captain & Mrs Greenway, Urrbank, Palnackie, to Catherine, daughter of Mr & Mrs Irving, Palnackie.

25 November 1939
John Alexander Whiteley and Lilian May Crawford : At Dilston Road Methodist Church, Newcastle-on-Tyne, John, son of Mr & Mrs Whiteley, Queen Street, Castle Douglas, to Lilian, only daughter of Mr & Mrs Crawford, 265 Tamworth Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

07 December 1939
William Halliday and Janet Sarah Geddes : At St Magdalene's Church, Lochmaben, Samuel, eldest son of Mr & Mrs Samuel Hill, Corrahill, Rerrick, to Janet, eldest daughter of Mr William Geddes, and the late Mrs Geddes, Knowehead Heck, Lochmaben.

08 December 1939
Alexander McCall Bell and Mary Isabella Phillips : At The gables, New Galloway, Alexander, youngest son of Mr & Mrs S Bell, Burnhead, Thornhill, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late James Phillips, Kenmure Kennels, and Mrs Phillips, The Gables.

11 December 1939
Frederick Henry Wellwood Moncrieff and Gwendolen Alma Gifford : At St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta, Frederick, younger son of the late James Hamilton Moncrieff Esq., and of Mrs Moncrieff of Abden, Colinton, to Gwenolen, younger daughter of Mr & Mrs Patrick Gifford, Castle Douglas.

16 December 1939
James Stoddart and Janet Ireland McHenry : At Kilmacolm, James, only son of Mr & Mrs William Stoddart, 8 Finlaystone Road, Kilmacolm, to Janet, youngest daughter the late Thomas McHenry, and Mrs McHenry, 23 Townend, Kirkcudbright.

16 December 1939
James Cairns and Catherine Dodd Steele : At St Ann's Church, Corstorphine, James, younger son of the late John Cairns, London, and of Mrs Cairns, Salamanca, Gatehouse, to Catherine, only daughter of Mr & Mrs Alexander Steele, Oakley, 4 Saughtonhall Hardens, Edinburgh.

21 December 1939
Robert John Jamieson Mitchell and Margaret Jane Isabella Tait : At the Congregational Church, St. Paul's Square, Preston, Aitcraftsman Robert, elder son of Mr & Mrs Alexander Mitchell, The Bakery, Auchencairn, to Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr & Mrs James Tait, Ealing, London.

25 December 1939
John P. Low and Janet Millar Brown : At Townhead Church, Dumfries, John, 42 King Street, Castle Douglas, to Janet, second daughter of Mr & Mrs A M Brown, 4 Lochthorn Terrace, Heathhall, Dumfries.

25 December 1939
Robert Robertson, M.B., Ch.B., R.A.M.C. and Noeleen Jean Williamson : At St James' Church, Cuper, Fife, Lieutenant Robert, elder son of Mr & Mrs R Robertson, Ardhu, Cupar, to Noeleen, only daughter of Mr David H Williamson, and the late Mrs Williamson, Kirkcudbright.

26 December 1939
Alexander Andrew McKerlie and Mina Barbour Patterson : At St John's R C Church, Castle Douglas, Alexander, 1 Oakwell Park, Castle Douglas, to Mina, daughter of Mrs Patterson, and the late Mr James Patterson, 17 New Market Street, Castle Douglas.

28 December 1939
Alexander John Hastings and Rosina Donaldson Mitchell : At Woodside Parish Church, Glasgow, Alexander, eldest son of Samuel Hasings, and the late Mrs Hastings, Corn Mill House, Kirkcudbright, to Rosina, daughter of Mr & Mrs Mitchell, The Bungalow, Cliffoney, Sligo, Ireland.