| Collection | Civil Registers of Carnwath |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | John Melross |
| Marriage | 23 Nov 1877 |
| Place | Wilsontown Terrace, Parish of Carnwath, Lanark |
| Age | 22 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Upper Haywood, Parish of Carnwath |
| Occupation | Ploughman |
| Father's name | James Melross (Deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Handloom Weaver |
| Mother's name | Margaret Tweedie (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Janet Porteous |
| Spouse's occupation | Farm Servant |
| Spouse's age | 19 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Wilsontown Terrace, Parish of Carnwath |
| Spouse's father | William Porteous Coal Miner |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Coal Miner |
| Spouse's mother | Catherine Wishart |
| Marriage church | Free Church of Scotland |
| Marriage witnesses | William Young, Agnes Porteous |