| Collection | Civil Registers of Dalziel |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | James Nelson |
| Marriage | 31 Dec 1938 |
| Place | Robb's Restaurant, Motherwell, Lanark |
| Age | 27 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | 60 Whamond Street, Motherwell |
| Occupation | Coal Miner |
| Father's name | Joseph Nelson |
| Father's occupation | Electrician |
| Mother's name | Mary French |
| Spouse's name | Lily Cameron |
| Spouse's occupation | Shop Assistant |
| Spouse's age | 24 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | 72 Calder Street, Motherwell |
| Spouse's father | James Cameron (Deceased) Railway Brakesman |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Railway Brakesman |
| Spouse's mother | Mary Cumming (Deceased) |
| Marriage church | The Church of Scotland |
| Marriage witnesses | George Nelson, 60 Whamond Street, Motherwell, Mary Paterson, 72 Calder Street, Motherwell |