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.

04 August 1939
Robert Montgomery Armstrong and Jessie Jane Hunter Dick : At the Kenmure Arms Hotel, New Galloway, Robert, son of Mr & Mrs Armstrong, Greenhead, New Galloway, to Jessie, daughter of Mr & Mrs Dick, High Street, New Galloway.

05 August 1939
David Ballantyne and Margaret Jane Brown : At Kirkmabreck Church, David, Edinburgh, to Maggie, daughter of Mrs and the late Mr Brown, Harbour Street, Creetown.

05 August 1939
David Halliday and Minnie Hilda Rice : At St Luke's Church, Hammersmith, London, David, only son of the late John Halliday, and Mrs Halliday, 29 King Street, Castle Douglas, to Minnie, daughter of Mr & Mrs Ernest Rice, 152 Uxbridge Road, London.

12 August 1939
Arthur James Biggar and Eileen Gresham : At Church of Sacred Heart, Bingley, Bradford, Squadron Leader Arthur, elder son of James M R Biggar, and of Mrs Biggar, Newton House, Dalbeattie, to Eileen, daughter of Mr H F and Mrs Gresham, Laurel Bank, Bradford.

16 August 1939
James A M Belford and Jeanie B McMorine : At Kenmure Arms Hotel, New Galloway, James, only son of the late Alexander Belford and of Mrs Belford, Leven, to Jeanie, only daughter of Robert and the late Mrs McMorrine, Millhouse, Corsock.

17 August 1939
Matthew Fitzpatrick Lam and Mary Wilson Coltart : At Glasgow, Dr Matthew, son of the late Mr & Mrs Lam, Georgetown, British Guiana, to Mary, only daughter of Mr & Mrs Coltart, Bridge Street, Kirkcudbright.

26 August 1939
Andrew Little Jardine and Jane Paterson Crombie : At St Andrew's Church, Berwick-on-Tweed, Andrew, second son of Mr & Mrs Hugh A Jardine, New Galloway, to Jane, only daughter of the late Mr Thomas Crombie, and of Mrs Crombie, Berwick-on-Tweed.

02 September 1939
Robert Ferguson and Mary Allison : At Dumfires, by special licence, Robert, elder son of Mr & Mrs W Ferguson, Dalry, to Mary, third daughter of ex-Police Sergeant and Mrs Allison, Dalry.

02 September 1939
William Cairns and Elizabeth McCulloch : At Dumfries, by special licence, William, elder son of Mr & Mrs J Cairns, Edinburgh, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Elizabeth McCulloch, Dalry.

05 September 1939
George Oliver Clark and Mary Austin McCubbing : At Townhead Church, Dumfries, George, son of Provost & Mrs Clark, Union Bank House, Dalbeattie, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Mr & Mrs W McCubbing, Canada, and niece of the Misses Austin, Hermitage Drive, Dumfries.

05 September 1939
Gilbert Currie and Margaret Wilson : At Kelton Manse, Gilbert, youngest son of Mr & Mrs Currie, Hassburn, Auchencairn, to Dolly, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs Wilson, Woodend, Gelston.

07 September 1939
William James Grieve and Margaretta Elizabeth Landers : At Girthon Church, William, elder son of Mr & Mrs James Grieve, Gatehouse, to Margaretta, younger daughter of Mr & Mrs Alexander Landers, 61 High Street, Gatehouse.

07 September 1939
Harry Entwhistle Turner and Jean Wilson : At Dalry, Harry, B.Sc., son of Mr & Mrs G Turner, Bury, to Jean, daugher of Mr & Mrs Alexander Wilson, Dalry.

08 September 1939
James Purdie and Florence McCann Richardson : At the Station Temperance Hotel, Castle Douglas, Robert, second son of the late William Purdie, and of Mrs Steven, Castle Douglas, to Florence, fourth daughter of the late John Richardson, Weirston, Stranraer, and of Mrs Richardson, Cairngaan, Stranraer.

08 September 1939
James Murdoch and Florence Elizabeth Grace McLauchlan : At the Presbyterian Church, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, James, younger son of Mr & Mrs James Murdoch, Drumwhirn, Corsock, to Florence, daughter of the late Mr J McLauchlan, and of Mrs McLauchlan, Salisbury.

09 September 1939
Alexander Chisholm and Elsie Fennell : At St Lawrence Church, York, Alexander, only son of Mr & Mrs Chisholm, 119 Queen Street, Castle Douglas, to Elsie, daughter on Mr ans the late Mrs Fennell, York.

11 September 1939
Robert Alexander Ramsay and Isabel Margaret Caldow : At the Cairndale Hotel, Dumfries, Robert, son of Mr & Mrs R Ramsay, 1 Oakwell Crescent, Castle Douglas, to Isabel, daughter of Mr & Mrs J B Caldow, 57 St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright.

12 September 1939
Reginald Didymus and Mary Slater : At Shedfield Church, Southampton, Reginald, son of Mr & Mrs B Didymus, Shirrel Heath, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs H Slater, Ironlosh, Balmaclellan.

12 September 1939
William James Johnstone and Annabella Lamont Irving : At Colvend Manse, William, only son of Mr & Mrs W A Johnsone, Maxwellbank, Colvend, to Annabella, only daughter of Mr & Mrs W Irving, Laggan, Colvend.

13 September 1939
William James Bryan and Sarah Brown Cowan : At the Mission Hall, Creetown, Lance-Corporal William, only son of Mr & Mrs William Bryan, Catherine Street, Gatehouse, to Sarah, only child of Ellen Farries Cowan, Dromore farm, and grand-daughter of Mrs Ellen Farries Cowan, and late James Cowan, Chapmanton Cottage, Castle Douglas.

14 September 1939
Ogilvie MacSkimming and Minnie Chisholm : At 24 Noran Avenue, Arbroath, Ogilvie, youngest son of the late Mr & Mrs MacSkimming, Parton, Minnie, elder daughter of the late Mr & Mrs Chisholm, 119 Queen Street, Castle Douglas.

14 September 1939
John Park and Isabella McCoskrie : At the Station Hotel, Castle Douglas, John, elder son of Robert Park, Gelston, to Isabella, younger daughter of James McCoskrie, Roseneath, Castle Douglas.

16 September 1939
Lewis Thomas Ireland and Marjorie Enid Dyer : At Kirkandrews Hall, Borgue, Lewis, son of the late Mr Ireland, and Mrs Ireland, Colmonell, to Marjorie, daughter of Mr & the late Mrs Dyer, Brighton, Sussex.

16 September 1939
William Flynn and Helen McCrink : At Urr Parish Church, William, eldest son of Mrs Flynn, Gelston, to Helen, second daughter of Mrs McCrink, Haugh of Urr.

16 September 1939
James Douglas and Mary Gillespie : At St Mary's Church, Kirkcudbright, James, elder son of Mr & Mrs John Douglas, 14 Eyre Place, Edinburgh. to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs John Gillespie, 138 High Street, Kirkcudbright.

18 September 1939
James McAdam and Mary Murphy : At St Columba's, Pont Street, London, James, younger son of Mr and the late Mrs McAdam, 171 King Street, Castle Douglas, to Mary, daughter of Mr & Mrs D Murphy, Greenock.

20 September 1939
Robert H S Jardine and Elizabeth Winifred Hawke : At St Michael's Church, Hallaton, Robert, son of Mr & Mrs Hugh A Jardine, New Galloway, to Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr F C Hawke, and the late Mrs Hawke, Hallaton, Market Harborough.

22 September 1939
James Samuel Rennie and Sheila Mary Buchanan : At Greenhead parish Church, Glasgow, James, son of S Rennie, Burnfoot, Gatehouse, to Sheila, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs Buchanan, 41 McKeith Street, Glasgow.

23 September 1939
Andrew McMillan and Jean Kivlichan Cunningham : At St Andrew's Cathedral, Dumfries, Andrew, of High Street, New Galloway, to Jean, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs John Cunningham, 3 Park Terrace, Dumfries.

23 September 1939
George Niven and Mary Garmory Shedden : At Dumfries, by special licence, George, son of Mr & Mrs James Niven, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, to Mary, only daughter of the late Mr R J Shedden, and Mrs Shedden, 12 Neilson Square, Gatehouse.