| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | Alexander Ritchie |
| Marriage | 7 Nov 1879 |
| Place | Ballgreen, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 24 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Kirk Street, Strathaven |
| Occupation | Grocer's Salesman |
| Note | Original mar rec gives groom's name as
A. Ritchie |
| Father's name | Alexander Ritchie |
| Father's occupation | Calico Print Works Designer |
| Mother's name | Ann Turnbull |
| Spouse's name | Ellen Torrance |
| Spouse's age | 20 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Ballgreen, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | James Torrance Weaving Agent |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Weaving Agent |
| Spouse's mother | Janet Muir |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | William Pettigrew, Helen Irvine |
| Note | Original mar rec gives groom's name as
A. Ritchie |