| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | James Morton |
| Marriage | 25 Apr 1856 |
| Place | South Halls, Avondale, Lanark |
| Age | 23 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Working Field, Parish of Loudon, Ayrshire |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Father's name | George Morton |
| Father's occupation | Farmer |
| Mother's name | Marion Alston |
| Spouse's name | Jean Craig |
| Spouse's age | 22 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | South Halls, Avondale |
| Spouse's father | Robert Craig (Deceased) Farmer |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Farmer |
| Spouse's mother | Elizabeth Begg |
| Marriage church | Church of Scotland |
| Marriage witnesses | John Meikle (Builder) Strathaven, George Morton (Farmer) Winkenf |