| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | John P. Shearer |
| Marriage | 10 Aug 1888 |
| Place | Kirk Street, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 27 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Waterside, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Occupation | Clothier |
| Father's name | Gavin Shearer (deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Clothier |
| Mother's name | Catherine Park |
| Spouse's name | Marion Hamilton |
| Spouse's age | 25 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Kirk Street, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Spouse's father | James Hamilton (deceased) China Merchant |
| Spouse's father's occupation | China Merchant |
| Spouse's mother | Helen Fleming |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | Jane Hamilton, John Hamilton |