| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | Robert Kirkland |
| Marriage | 23 Jan 1857 |
| Place | Waterside Street, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 40 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Widower |
| Residence | Townhead Street, Strathaven |
| Occupation | Handloom Weaver |
| Father's name | Robert Kirkland |
| Father's occupation | Handloom Weaver |
| Mother's name | Maryanne Sneak (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Marget L. Blackwood |
| Spouse's occupation | Domestic Servant |
| Spouse's age | 39 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Waterside Street, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | John Blackwood (Deceased) Flesher |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Flesher |
| Spouse's mother | Jean Halbert (Deceased) |
| Marriage church | Church of Scotland |
| Marriage witnesses | W'm Golder, Agent, Wm Kirkland, Weaver |