| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | Matthew Young |
| Marriage | 23 Dec 1856 |
| Place | Crofs Street, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 25 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Commongreen, Strathaven |
| Occupation | Provision Merchant |
| Father's name | John Young |
| Father's occupation | Farmer |
| Mother's name | Mary Faulds |
| Spouse's name | Mary McLachlan |
| Spouse's occupation | Spirit Merchant |
| Spouse's age | 29 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Widow |
| Spouse's residence | Crofs Street, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | Donald McLachlan Farmer |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Farmer |
| Spouse's mother | Martha Livingston |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church of Scotland |
| Marriage witnesses | ? Giffen, Hugh Mair |