| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | John Dykes |
| Marriage | 29 Sep 1865 |
| Place | Piperrow Street, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 22 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Laigh Burnside, Parish of Avondale |
| Occupation | Farm Servant |
| Father's name | James Dykes |
| Father's occupation | Farmer |
| Mother's name | Elizabeth Hamilton |
| Spouse's name | Janet Rufsell |
| Spouse's occupation | Domestic Servant |
| Spouse's age | 22 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Piperrow, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | Robert Rufsell Mason |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Mason |
| Spouse's mother | Margaret Leggate |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | William Dykes, Robert Craig |