In this poser, taken from the Aberdeen Old Parish Register of Marriages, 1672, we asked what the names of the two couples getting married were.

Extract from the Aberdeen Old Parish Register of Marriages, 1672. (National Records of Scotland, O.P.R. Marriages 168-0A 0120 0545 [Aberdeen]).

Answer: The names of the two couples getting married were: Johne Leang and Cristian Hanton (19th November) and James Johnstoun (brother to the Laird of Craig) and Marg[a]ret Alexander (23rd November).

Transcription

Mariages 1672 yeirs
Johne Leang and Cristian
Hanton war mareit the 19th
day of Nove[mbe]r 1672

James Johnstoun brother to the
Laird of Craig and Marg[a]ret
Alexander war mareit the
23 of Nove[mbe]r 1672 yeirs

This poser was devised by Dr Kirsteen Mulhern, archivist and professional researcher from Edinburgh.

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