How to find a marriage in Scotland

[Guest]

I have found on Scotlandspeople in 1881 a William Knight born 1857 England with a wife Susan born 1861 also England
am now trying to find the marriage I did assume it was in Scotland should be between about 1873 and 1881 but have also looked in England and not found it yet ?
Is there any tips for searching marriages on Scotlandspeople thanks
William Knight in 1881 Scotland.jpg

[Bertie]

I've had a look on Scotlandspeople and cannot find a marriage of William KNIGHT to a Susan between those years anywhere in Scotland.

A couple of points - if she was really only 20 in 1881, more likely married between 1877 and 1881? As both born England, more likely married England? Did they actually marry?

However, tip wise: if any children are born Scotland, it's worth checking out their birth records as often these record the date (not place sadly) of the marriage (where known / accurate): this can be an aid to narrowing down any marriage searches that throw up lots of answers.

As a general rule: in searching on SP, you can get up to 24 search results on a 'page' for 1 credit (thus 25 is two credits) - can be useful sometimes for looking for different generations with the same name or in a narrow location for the same surname. With a successful search requiring at least 1 search credit and 5 credits for a specific record conserving the search credits can be helpful in maximising the return for the 30 credits (for example, if you've used 2 search credits to find a record there's and 'odd' 5 left at the end which won't be of any use except as search credits unless you top up another 30). However, with a bmd costing £1.40 only (1+5 credits) it's not really a problem compared with E&W bmds!!! And on the plus side, you get more information on marriage and death records (i.e. names of both parents where known).

Hope this helps somewhat

[Guest]

hi and thanks for looking, this man was taken from a workhouse by a sponsor to Scotland in about 1871 cannot find him on any census in England after his Birth in 1857 in Bermondsey, so I did assume he married there, thanks again will definitely try your suggestions.