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Wedding Invitation, Mary Tulloch, Helliehow, Burness Sanday to Wm Meil. Grandparents of Olo Meil, Greenspot. Wife later known as Maro Parl, as she lived a while at Parlgo, Burness. She later lived at Niegarth, Burness.
Picture added on 16 April 2015 at 16:39
To clarify, the married couple in the wedding invitation are grandparents of Ollo Meill, not the people who are sent the invitation
Anonymous comment added on 16 May 2015
It seems a bit odd to have had all the details except the date and time printed so stylishly.
The spelling of the house seems to have changed.
The spelling of the house seems to have changed.
Added by Jim G on 22 May 2015
Hillyhow is the Burness pronunciation of Helliehow, so the spelling in the invitation reflects this.
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Added by Brian W Tulloch on 24 October 2015