| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | John Ballantyne |
| Marriage | 21 Nov 1856 |
| Place | Barn Street, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 22 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Muirhead, in the Parish of Hamilton |
| Occupation | Stone Quarrier |
| Father's name | William Ballantyne (Deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Farmer |
| Mother's name | Christina Dow |
| Spouse's name | Agnes Muir |
| Spouse's occupation | Silk & Cotton Weaver |
| Spouse's age | 20 |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Barn Street, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | Alexander Muir Silk & Cotton Weaver |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Silk & Cotton Weaver |
| Spouse's mother | Marion Brownlie |
| Marriage church | United Prebyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | George Clelland, Alex'r Muir |