| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | Alexander Aitken |
| Marriage | 1 Feb 1889 |
| Place | Northtownend, Strathaven |
| Age | 27 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | West Mains Cottage, Liberton |
| Occupation | Cemetery Gardener |
| Father's name | Alexander Aitlken |
| Father's occupation | Labourer |
| Mother's name | Rachel Weir (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Helen Reid |
| Spouse's occupation | Domestic Servant |
| Spouse's age | 27 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Greenbank, St Cuthberts, Edinburgh |
| Spouse's father | William Reid Railway Porter |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Railway Porter |
| Spouse's mother | Janet Butler (Deceased) |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | Janet ReidNe, Neil Aitken |