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Offline suevbird

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Marriage in 1901
« on: Sunday 22 June 14 15:33 BST (UK) »
Hi

Does anyone know if marrying in 1901, would a birth certificate be required by either the church or registry office to prove age.

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Re: Marriage in 1901
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 22 June 14 15:36 BST (UK) »
No proof of anything was asked for or required!
The calling of banns was considered sufficient.
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Re: Marriage in 1901
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 28 June 14 11:05 BST (UK) »
Garrard
Correct me if I am wrong but I always believed that in those times one had to be baptised or prove they had been baptised before marriage. Must admit I  have never found a baptism for my husband's Gt grandfather or a birth come to that

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Re: Marriage in 1901
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 28 June 14 15:12 BST (UK) »
I know that today, if you wish to be married in your local parish church (unless you're divorced) you can be, regardless of whether or not you've been baptised.

I don't even think I had to produce a birth cert when I married in a register office in 1990.  I just remember having to provide proof of address.
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Re: Marriage in 1901
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 28 June 14 15:37 BST (UK) »
I didn't produce anything when I got married  umpty eight years ago but I did think that way back they did have to prove baptism, perhaps it was only in just some churches
Thanks for your impute Jeuel

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Re: Marriage in 1901
« Reply #5 on: Monday 30 June 14 08:41 BST (UK) »
Quote from: louisa maud on Saturday 28 June 14 11:05 BST (UK)
Garrard
Correct me if I am wrong but I always believed that in those times one had to be baptised or prove they had been baptised before marriage. Must admit I  have never found a baptism for my husband's Gt grandfather or a birth come to that

Louisa Maud

I always thought it was only certain, non-Anglican, churches that required a baptism?

As far as I can remember, because it was the law that you had to be married in an Anglican church (with certain exceptions for Quakers, Jews, etc), no proof was required or asked for?
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Re: Marriage in 1901
« Reply #6 on: Monday 30 June 14 14:41 BST (UK) »
I married in 1973,and they didn't ask for proof of anything,age,baptism,marital status,nowt  ;D
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Re: Marriage in 1901
« Reply #7 on: Monday 30 June 14 15:23 BST (UK) »
That's what Banns are for!

These days, when you go to the Register Office for a Notice of Intention to Marry, that's the time they check documents.
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Re: Marriage in 1901
« Reply #8 on: Monday 30 June 14 16:55 BST (UK) »
Not everyone was baptised.  So how could you prove that...... 

I have a whole family none of whom have ever been baptised.

Even though the father and mother were as were the fathers siblings.  Probably cost.
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