| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | James Watson |
| Marriage | 14 Dec 1863 |
| Place | Hallbyars, Northtownend, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 31 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | 59 High Street, Lanark |
| Occupation | Provision Merchant |
| Father's name | Richard Watson |
| Father's occupation | Grocer & Spirit Merchant |
| Mother's name | Elizabeth Bonhill |
| Spouse's name | Elizabeth Martin |
| Spouse's age | 31 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Hallbyars, Northtownend, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | Gavin Martin Draper (Master) |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Draper (Master) |
| Spouse's mother | Jane Kyle (Deceased) |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | James Martin, Hugh Begg |