Gretna Green
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Map of Dumfriesshire
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
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Gretna Green books (2 available)
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Gretna Green memories
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William James Waugh
My memory doesn't go back that far as I was born in 1952 but I have a special reason for seeking anyone who knows this person and would be glad to hear from anyone who can tell me anything about him. His birth certificate says that he was born at The Old Toll Bar , Sarkbridge on 27.01.1932.
Many thanks, Heather Trevorrow.
Contributed by Heather Trevorrow
This place never changes...
We got married here in September 2008, I had been looking at pictures on the internet for months and when we arrived, it was like driving into one of them. Gretna Green has a feeling about it, it's very small and there's not a lot to do apart from get married, but it just felt lovely being there, it's a very sweet place and I was sad to leave. The Blacksmith's Shop was beautiful, very romantic and it was wonderful to get married in such a special place and become a part of its history. We'll be back for a visit one day... x
Contributed by Tracey Barden
Dumfriesshire memories
This place never changes...
We got married here in September 2008, I had been looking at pictures on the internet for months and when we arrived, it was like driving into one of them. Gretna Green has a feeling about it, it's very small and there's not a lot to do apart from get married, but it just felt lovely being there, it's a very sweet place and I was sad to leave. The Blacksmith's Shop was beautiful, very romantic and it was wonderful to get married in such a special place and become a part of its history. We'll be back for a visit one day... x
A memory of Gretna Green contributed by Tracey Barden
William James Waugh
My memory doesn't go back that far as I was born in 1952 but I have a special reason for seeking anyone who knows this person and would be glad to hear from anyone who can tell me anything about him. His birth certificate says that he was born at The Old Toll Bar , Sarkbridge on 27.01.1932.
Many thanks, Heather Trevorrow.
A memory of Gretna Green contributed by Heather Trevorrow
Extracts From Gretna Green & Dumfriesshire books
Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and as a result became popular for runaway marriages of English couples - Lord Hardwicke’s act of 1754 abolished irregular marriages in England, but not in Scotland. Once across the bridge, runaways could marry very quickly in accordance with 18th-century Scots law, which required neither banns nor licence.
An extract from from"Scotland".
Marriages also took place at Gretna Hall and at the Toll Inn and the Sark Toll Bar.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".
From 1826 this shop became the most popular place in Gretna for declaratory marriages. After 1856, a residence north of the border of not less than three weeks was required before a marriage could take place.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".
Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and so it became popular for runaway marriages of English couples following the passage of Lord Hardwicke’s act in 1754. The act abolished irregular marriages in England but not Scotland. Once across the bridge, runaways from England could be married very quickly in accordance with 18th-century Scots law, which required neither banns nor a licence.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".