| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | William Paterson |
| Marriage | 14 Mar 1879 |
| Place | Pomillion Bank, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 31 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | 52 Elba Street, Leith |
| Occupation | Mason (Journeyman) |
| Father's name | John Paterson (Deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Mason (Journeyman) |
| Mother's name | Janet Mack |
| Spouse's name | Margaret Marshall |
| Spouse's occupation | Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's age | 28 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Pomillion Bank, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | William Marshall Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's mother | Elizabeth Leggate (Deceased) |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | Eliza Russell, John Paterson |