| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | Alexr. Shearer |
| Marriage | 8 Jun 1883 |
| Place | Bilboa Street, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 36 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | West Quarter, Glassford |
| Occupation | Dairyman |
| Father's name | Alexander Shearer |
| Father's occupation | Flesher |
| Mother's name | Elizabeth Orr (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Elizabeth Watson |
| Spouse's occupation | Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's age | 35 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Bilboa Street, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | John Watson (Deceased) Agricultural Labourer |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Agricultural Labourer |
| Spouse's mother | Ersteine Robertson |
| Marriage church | Church of Scotland |
| Marriage witnesses | Gavin Scott, Alexander Shearer |