| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | Thomas Speirs |
| Marriage | 29 Dec 1856 |
| Place | Northtownend, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 27 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Widower |
| Residence | Hulme, Manchester |
| Occupation | Cotton & Silk Pattern Weaver |
| Father's name | James Speirs |
| Father's occupation | Silk & Cotton Weaver |
| Mother's name | Elizabeth Alexander (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Margaret Craig Brownlie |
| Spouse's occupation | Domestic Servant |
| Spouse's age | 26 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Northtownend, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | Not Given |
| Spouse's mother | Jean Craig Domestic Servant |
| Spouse's mother's occupation | Domestic Servant |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church of Scotland |
| Marriage witnesses | John Speirs, Grace Mitchell |