| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | John Lawson |
| Marriage | 22 Jul 1869 |
| Place | Ploughland, Avondale, Lanark |
| Age | 29 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Widower |
| Residence | 20 Hamilton St., Greenock |
| Occupation | Grocer (Master) |
| Father's name | David Lawson |
| Father's occupation | Gamekeeper |
| Mother's name | Margaret Ferguson |
| Spouse's name | Margaret Craig |
| Spouse's age | 22 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Ploughland, Avondale |
| Spouse's father | John Craig Farmer |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Farmer |
| Spouse's mother | Margaret Anderson |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | David Lawson, William Craig |