Although the Blair Atholl Old Parish Record of marriages contains a few proclamations between October 1733 and December 1734, it was not until November 1743 that marriages were properly recorded, and even then the record was not kept very well.
Some earlier Blair Atholl marriages do appear in the OPRs of the adjacent parishes of Dull, Fortingall and Moulin, and are given here in bold type.
The spelling of some surnames may appear erratic, but in some cases the exact spelling is crucial. If the IGI on-line database facility is being searched for the name McGregor, one might have expected the resulting list to include the names MacGregor, MacGrigor and McGrigore, but this is not always the case. Likewise, abbreviated names are a problem, and editorial brackets have been used. For example, Pat(rick) Stew(art) indicates that the IGI database will only recognise Pat Stew as the correct name. Editorial brackets have also been used to provide additional information, or to make educated guesses.
In most cases, the names of homesteads have been entered using a standardised spelling derived from the 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey (1867), rather than the anglecised version of the spoken Gaelic which can be extremely variable and confusing. For example "Balinteapail" and "Chapelton" both refer to Balchapel. It also allows the Gazetteer to be more easily used. Some places, such as Struan, Calvine, Trinafour and Blairfettie, are given in their present form, to help those less famliar with the parish to find locations on current maps.
The location of most homesteads can be found using the "Gazetteer of Place Names in Blair Atholl Parish"
Hyperlink to: "Marriages in Blair Atholl Parish, 1730-1739"
Groom | Homestead | Bride | Homestead | Date |
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William Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
Christian Dow | Dull parish | 2 Jun 1718 |
Alester McCavish | Dull parish | Barbara McCavish | Blair Atholl parish |
11 Aug 1718 |
John Robertson | Tulloch, Blair Atholl |
Sicilia Robertson | Shierglas, Dull parish |
26 Dec 1719 |
Robert Robertson | Shierglas, Dull parish |
Ann Stewart | Nether Bohespic, Blair Atholl |
16 Feb 1720 |
James McDonald | Dull parish | Elspet Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
27 Feb 1721 |
John Stewart | Dull parish | Christian Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
27 Nov 1721 |
Duncan Robertson | Blair Atholl parish |
Katrin Stewart | Dull parish | 2 Jan 1723 |
James Stewart | Dull parish | Morr McColly | Blair Atholl parish |
4 Feb 1723 |
John Stewart | Dull parish | Elspet Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
20 May 1723 |
James Young | Dull parish | Elspet Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
3 Jun 1723 |
George Robertson | Blair Atholl parish |
Katrin Robertson | Dull parish | 15 Mar 1725 |
Donald Stewart | Dull parish | Janet Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
30 Apr 1725 |
Niel Stewart | Glen Fincastle, Dull parish |
Janet Seaton | Blair Atholl parish |
21 Jun 1725 |
Donald Robertson | Dull parish | Janet Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
20 Dec 1725 |
Duncan Stewart | Dull parish | Kirstean Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
10 Jan 1726 |
John Stewart | Dull parish | Isobel McIntyre | Blair Atholl parish |
14 Jun 1726 |
John McColman | Blair Atholl parish |
Katrin Menzies | Dull parish | 10 Aug 1726 |
John McDonald | Dull parish | Elspeth Robertson | Blair Atholl parish |
29 Jan 1728 |
Alexander Re(i)d | Dull parish | Janet Seatton | Blair Atholl parish |
13 May 1728 |
John Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
Margaret Fergusson | Dull parish | 11 Jul 1728 |
William Fergusson | Dull parish | Jean Fergusson | Blair Atholl parish |
28 Dec 1728 |
Alexander Cameron | Dull parish | Janet Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
6 Jan 1729 |
Thomas Stewart | Dull parish | Ann Duff | Blair Atholl parish |
8 Jun 1729 |
Alexander Stewart | Blair Atholl parish |
Grizle Stewart | Dull parish | 9 Jun 1729 |
Hyperlink to: "Marriages in Blair Atholl Parish, 1730-1739"
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