Inter-Faith Marriages 19th Century

[joetagg]

I'm sorry if this sounds a dumb question but some details about my g g g grandparents are confusing me.

Is it likely that a couple (groom Jewish, bride CoE) first celebrated their marriage with a Jewish ceremony and then "re-married" under CoE ceremony years later?

Thanks

[daval57]

I've got at least one relation in the 1920's that did just that (in Scotland).  Jewish and Catholic.  My Jewish relation had to 'change' religion before the marriage was recognised by the Catholic church.

My understanding is (and my knowledge is limited) that the Catholic Church will not recognise a marraige unless both parties are RC.  I'm willing to be corrected and learn.....

There must be more correct terms for this but I'm sorry, I don't know them.

Dave

[daval57]

You got me looking - this looks like an interesting site.
Applies to modern day but don't imagine many of the principles will have changed.

http://www.interfaithmarriage.org.uk/marr_findsomewhere.html

[Lydart]

I think Roman Catholics are OK with a mixed faith marriage such as you list ... BUT the children HAVE to be brought up as RC

[daval57]

I agree with what you say about children Lydart.
I think in Scotland though, the feelings / reactions (for want of better words) would have been , and possibly still are, much stronger.


However, that's an aside and possibly getting away from joetagg's question.


Interesting subject though, isn't it.

Dave

[aghadowey]

Children of a non-Jewish mother are not considered Jewish...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interreligious_marriage

[MarieC]

The groom could have finally decided to convert to his wife's faith, and to mark this by a "marriage" in the Established Church!

MarieC

[joetagg]

Thanks for the information and suggestions. Your advice is much appreciated.
Now it's just a case of tracking down the first marriage (easier said than done I fear!)
Joe

[Berlin-Bob]

Apart from the "legalities", there is another aspect to this that often comes up in Family History:

People marrying into a different faith, ie. "outside the faith" are sometimes banned, ostracised, or in extreme cases, given up for dead-

The last one can often happen in jewish families. Personal example: my grandmother (jewish) married a gentile.  As far as her family was concerned, she had died, and they even said the official "prayers of the dead" for her.

Bob

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