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Have you got the names in the right boxes - very easy to put first name in surname box!

I am putting Thomson in the surname box, Isabel in the first name box, selecting Perth as the county and scrolling down and selecting either Fortingall or Kenmore as the parish. I also entered the exact dates for each of the two marriages.

Potty

It is not unusual for the same marriage to appear a few days apart in neighbouring parishes. The marriage will have been recorded in both the Groom's parish and the bride's parish.

If you look at the records they will say something like

Allan Anderson of this parish......to Isabella Thomson of Kenmore

and the other one

Isabella Thomson of this parish ...to Allan Anderson of Fortingall


You may find that perhaps one will give the names and / or occupations of the fathers and one will not - it just depends on the person recording the event.

Thanks rootgatherer, I should have remembered that. I once found a couple who I thought had married twice (once in Liverpool and once in Duns in Berwickshire) until somebody pointed out that the Scottish one was probably the bans and not the actual marriage. This was after civil registration.