Certificate of Proclamation of Banns for Marriage

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

22092

Title

Certificate of Proclamation of Banns for Marriage

Description

Certificate of Proclamation of Banns for Marriage of John Young Liston and Ann Marshall. Blue-grey printing on white paper with handwritten additions, including the signature of the Minister of Newhaven Free Church, James Fairbairn. The certificate is headed 'Parish of North Leith in the County of Edinburgh'. Each side of the border is printed with a quote from the bible. There are two dates noted: 21 September 1874 for the proclamation of the Banns, and 25 September 1874 for the marriage.

Artist / maker

Parish of North Leith

Size

21.5 x 25.5 cm

Type

Paper

Location

Museum of Edinburgh

Accession number

NH98/7/96

John Liston was a fisherman, as was Ann Marshall's father John. The minister signing the document is Rev Dr James Fairbairn, the much-loved minister of St Andrew's Church, which was know as the fishermen's church.

Newhaven, like all fishing communities, was closely knit, and intermarriage was common. The result was that the village was represented by only a few surnames. These appear in the records of the Free Fishermen's Society. The name Liston appears in some of the earliest records.

Exhibitions with this item

Other views of this item

Related images

Related subjects

Events > Ceremonies > Weddings

Events > Event Accessories > Wedding Banns

Events > Event Accessories > Wedding Certificates

Places > Edinburgh areas > Newhaven

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh