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Info in Marriage PRs - Info on Marriage Certs
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Printemps | Report | 11 Oct 2011 00:20 |
I haven't been able to find the answers to these two queries, perhaps someone far knowledgable knows. |
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Lindsey* | Report | 11 Oct 2011 00:48 |
For one of mine |
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Printemps | Report | 11 Oct 2011 01:44 |
Lindsey - thank you so much for that snippet, at least I now know that 'late' refers to the status of being a widow(er). |
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mgnv | Report | 11 Oct 2011 02:33 |
After 30/6/1837, the info recorded in a PR is the same as on an m.cert if the PR is kept by an authorized person. If not, (like maybe it's one kept by a non-conformist sect pre-1898, or by an RC priest pre-1980-ish), then like a pre-1837 marr rego, it can contain anything the priest wished to record. The pre-1837 regos typically record the names of the bride and groom, the place & date of the marr, whether the marr was by banns or licence, and maybe the names of 2 witnesses. Often the marital status and home parish of the 2 main parties was noted, as was the name of the priest officiating. |
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jax | Report | 11 Oct 2011 03:37 |
One of my marriage certs from 1863 justs gives her current married name and widow but her father is named, so at least I knew what her maiden name was |
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Printemps | Report | 11 Oct 2011 08:57 |
Mgny - thank you for taking the time to offer explanations for the two queries I had. It's clear that in both cases there is no uniformity to what can be gleaned, especially as far as trying to determine if someone is divorced when undertaking a second marriage. |
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Lindsey* | Report | 11 Oct 2011 10:37 |
It/s a bit of a lottery , depending on what questions were asked at the time |
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Kense | Report | 11 Oct 2011 10:55 |
If you want to see actual examples of what parish registers look like and how they have changed over the years have a look at the SEAX site for Barking St Margaret. |
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mgnv | Report | 11 Oct 2011 19:21 |
There are plenty of online images of OPRs at: |
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Kense | Report | 15 Oct 2011 09:42 |
Nudge |