Witness on 1881 Portree Marriage

[DaveHam9]

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1881 MARRIAGES in the District of Portree in the County of Inverness
No. 2 - 1881 on the eleventh day of January at F. C. Manse Portree after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland
[signd.] Neil Macpherson Crofter Bachelor - 25 - Achnahanid Portree - Angus Macpherson Crofter (Deceased) Catherine Macpherson M.S. Macpherson -
[signd.] Margaret Mclennan (her x mark) Donald Murchinson Witness, Samuel ... ? Witness - 23 - Gedintaller [Gedintailor] Portree - Alexander Maclennan Crofter Mary Maclennan M.S. Mackay
[signd.] James Reid Minister Portree
[signd.] Donald Maclennan Witness, Samuel ... Witness
1881 January 14th at Portree Murdo MacDonald Registrar

Name of witness (in two places) thanks.

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Is the first letter 'A' ?

Ariolyon ?

Dave

 

[emeltee]

Looking at the 1881 Census for Portree there are several men called Samuel Nicolson who would be of an age to witness a marriage.

Emeltee

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Emeltee.

I didn't think the third letter from the end was an 's' but looking at the last letter of Witness it fits.

I'll scan the whole page for another upper case 'N' to compare.

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

There is one but it does not help. Nicolson fits better than Ariolyon.

Dave

 

[emeltee]

Definitely no one with surname Ariolyon anywhere in the 1881 Census!

Emeltee

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Emeltee.

Nicolson looks right.

Dave