| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | John Welsh |
| Marriage | 8 Mar 1861 |
| Place | Bridge End, Strathaven |
| Age | 20 |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Wellgate Head, Lanark |
| Occupation | Watchmaker (Journeyman) |
| Father's name | Archibald Welsh |
| Father's occupation | Plasterer (Master) |
| Mother's name | Mary Marshall |
| Spouse's name | Isabella Mason |
| Spouse's age | 18 |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's father | John Mason (Deceased) Merchant & Tailor |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Merchant & Tailor |
| Spouse's mother | Jean Craig |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | William Mason. Wm Welsh |