| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | William Shearer |
| Marriage | 4 Dec 1868 |
| Place | Kirk Street, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 26 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Chapel Street, Hamilton |
| Occupation | Plasterer (Journeyman) |
| Father's name | William Lawson (Deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Agricultural Labourer |
| Mother's name | Margaret Mackay (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Isabella Murphy |
| Spouse's occupation | Dairymaid |
| Spouse's age | 26 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Kirk Street, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | Charles Murphy (Deceased) Agricultural Labourer |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Agricultural Labourer |
| Spouse's mother | Margaret Hamilton (Deceased) |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | Angus McIntyre, Margaret Murphy |