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 He married [[hayden_mercy|Mercy HAYDEN]] 13 Jul 1884, in St Andrew's, Plymouth, Devon.\\
-At the time of marriage, John Edgar was a Private in the 74th Regiment((The only //74th Regiment// I can locate details for in Plymouth at this time is the **74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot**.)).
+At the time of marriage, John Edgar was a Private in the 74th Regiment((**74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot**: //On the 1st of October 1884, the battalion under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Straghan, C.B., who had succeeded Colonel Jago, again proceeded on foreign service, and, embarking at Plymouth on H.M.S. "Serapis," reached Bombay on the 29th of October, and arrived at its destination at Umballah by wings on the 7th and 8th of November...[[https://electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/74th-4.htm|continued]]//)).
 {{ :johnmessinghammercyhaydenmarr1884cwbw.jpg |John Edgar & Mercy Hayden marriage 1884}}