ROCKS, John

   Other names for John were ROCK, John and ROS, John.

  General Notes:

In 1855 John Rock (sic) was the informant of his son John's birth on October 2 at Carfin. John was recorded as a brusher in a pit. He had been born in County Armagh, Ireland and was aged 26. he had married in Hamilton in 1854.

John was a coal miner according to the death certificate of his widow in 1868.

John married Helen VALLELY, daughter of John VALLELY and Mary ROCKS, on 8 Oct 1853 in St Mary's RC Chapel, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ (Helen VALLELY was born about 1831 in County Tyrone, Ireland and died 9 September 1868 at 2.30 pm in Watson's Square, Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.). The cause of her death was consumption over some years.

  Marriage Notes:

The proclamation of banns for this marriage were recorded in the IGI as having been on 2 October 1853 in Bothwell parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

The marriage itself took place in St Mary's RC Chapel in Hamilton as recorded in their book of marriages by Father Michael Condon:

' 8 October 1853
John Rocks and Ellen Vallely both of Carfin after due proclamation were married by me in the presence of John Vallely and Nancy Devlin
(signed) Michael Condon' ¹

John next married James VALLELY, son of John VALLELY and Agnes DEVLIN, on 17 Nov 1757 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. (James VALLELY was born on 3 May 1868 in Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland ² and died on 5 Feb 1869 in Carfin, Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Register
Old Machar Parish Aberdeen
Marriages

"Marriages Anno 1757
October 2nd
Thom & Ritchie
John Thom Farmer at Hilton produced a certificate of his purpose of marriage with Agnes Ritchie in the parish of Belhelvie signed by John Gordon Sess. Clk. Whereupon their said purpose of Marridge was orderly proclaimd, and they were married upon the seventeenth Day of November by Mr Thos Ragg Minr at Belhelvie" ⁴