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MALE WYL(L)IE
MARRIAGES IN SCOTLAND 1735 & 1765 |
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| Introduction |
| Although legally
Births and Marriages in Scotland were supposed to be recorded
by the Parishes since the 1550s there are no Wyllie records as
early as that. There were just 102 Wyllie births recorded in
Scottish Parish Registers before 1620, and 69 of those were in
Edinburgh. The practice of Birth and Marriage entry spread gradually
through the country in the 17th Century, and early entries were
often uninformative and almost illegible. By 1735 recording was
becoming more general, but was still not universal, and was of
varying quality. The poorest people, and some of those of "minority"
religious denominations, were not included. |
| While the spelling
of the name, double L or single, constitutes a serious divide
in the current family, this division had no significance (apparently)
250 years ago. Then, spelling was decided by the Parish clerk
making the entry, and most of the families, through illiteracy
or indifference, accepted whatever entry was made in their name.
Differences in spelling of the birth entry between brothers can
easily be found in the records. Probably the single L is currently
the most common, by a small margin. In this listing I adopt the
double L for all entries, whatever the original. |
| It would be my guess
that seventy percent of current Wyllie lines world-wide will
be descended from the 200+ marriages listed below, and perhaps
fifty percent could actually be traced back. The omission from
this listing of those in Northern Ireland, and England, as well
as those who had already left the UK by 1750 or so accounts for
the majority of those who do not descend from any of the listed
lines. |
| The records are
derived from the International Genealogical Index, based on Parish
Records. Inspection of the actual records on microfilm usually
yields extra information, including addresses, occupations and
parental names, which can be of great assistance in tracing lines.
Parish Records of deaths are not in the IGI, and are not common
in the microfilm records either. Probably more records of deaths
can be found from tombstone inscriptions. High rates of infant
mortality and perinatal mortality mean that many "births"
do not lead to a later "marriage", while second marriages
of a man are quite frequent. |
| Marriage dates as
reported are usually dates when the Banns started to be read
to the congregation. This often means there are two entries for
a single marriage, with different dates, because bride and groom
came from different parishes. I have generally taken the later
entry and parish, although this may still be weeks before the
actual marriage. |
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