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Author Insight
Shotgun wedding
It would have been, if our new groom believed he could support a family. He held out, though, against his new wife and her family until he was financially able. That must have been difficult. I think most people assume early marriages in the18th and 19th centuries in Europe. Might have been in other countries, but not in Scotland. In decades of genealogical research covering literally thousands upon thousands of names, most people got married in their mid-twenties. It was pretty obvious to me that the "responsibility" driver loomed large, even hundreds of years ago.
Book Excerpt
The Man from Burnt Island
It was a very small wedding, held in the Ferries’ front room. Banns had been published within a week of Frank’s proposal, and the ring was back in Edinburgh, getting engraved – “R. S. and M. F., 20-6-1920.” The local minister officiated. Jimmy witnessed for Frank, and Daisy for Margaret. After the ceremony, Margaret took off the ring to read the inscription.
“R. S.?”
“Aye. My full name is Robert Funkie Thomson Sharp. I used ‘R’ because I will take back my name. One day.”
“Dinnae ye hae a brother Robbie?”
“Aye. My da registered my birth after a trip to the pub. He was always very fond of the name Robert.”
Margaret laughed. “Well, ah’ll aw ways ken ye as Frank.”
Frank lifted a glass of scotch. “Tae mah wee wifey – Margaret Sharp.”
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