MARRIAGES - SCOTS KIRK MELBOURNE: PORT PHILLIP DISTRICT

 
 
The first marriage was performed at Scots Kirk Melbourne in 1838. Victoria did 
not separate from New South Wales as a separate colony until 1851 and after 
John Batman's treaty with the aboriginies of the Port Phillip District in 
1835 settlers from Van Diemens Land started to cross Bass Strait and settle 
in the new lands when Scots Kirk was still under the control of Sydney based 
Presbyterians. Up until the end of the decade there were 69 marriages performed 
at Scots Kirk Melbourne Unfortunately the parish register for this decade has not
been located.
 
The information recorded for each marriage is as follows:
 date
 groom 
  family name
 Christian name
 year and ship of arrival
 civil status at time of marriage
 age at marriage
 parish
 occupation (1840 only)
 bride 
 family name
 Christian name
 year and ship of arrival
 civil status at time of marriage
 age at marriage
 parish
  officiating minister
 reference number
 
The marriages are listed in chronological order.
 
It is unknown who the Chaplain was for the years 1838 and 1839 but in 1840 
the Rev. James Forbes administered to the parish (Rev. Andrew Love performed 
two marriages in August of that year).
 
As explained above the age at marriage is a derived figure.
 
Only three grooms and two brides have been identified in this parish.
 
To locate an entry on this list; firstly an alphabetical search on the name 
would be made on Lists 3 or 4 using code "MELB" from which the date of marriage 
would be retrieved, secondly using the appropriate date, the marriage would 
then be located on this list.

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