| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | John Giffen |
| Marriage | 13 Dec 1878 |
| Place | Sandknowe, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 23 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Todshill, Strathaven |
| Occupation | Mason (Journeyman) & Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Father's name | William Giffen (Deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Mother's name | Ann Cumming (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Margaret Craig |
| Spouse's occupation | Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's age | 22 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Sandknowe, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | James Craig Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's mother | Jean McKean (Deceased) |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | Annie Pollock, Wm Giffen |