| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | John Kirkland |
| Marriage | 18 Nov 1859 |
| Place | Halfway House, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 23 |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Gas Close, Strathaven |
| Occupation | Handloom Weaver |
| Father's name | James Kirkland |
| Father's occupation | Handloom Weaver |
| Mother's name | Susannah Cochran (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Jean Wiseman |
| Spouse's occupation | Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's age | 23 |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Halfway House, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Spouse's father | James Wiseman (Handloom Weaver) |
| Spouse's father's occupation | (Handloom Weaver) |
| Spouse's mother | Christina Reid (Deceased) |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian |
| Marriage witnesses | James Wiseman, James Stewart |