John and Marys wedding Doc

[Finley 1]

Sorry folks   I need help with this one -
I just cannot read it properly... darn it.

Really appreciate your help

xin

[horselydown86]

Here are the main handwritten sections of the Marriage Bond:

                                  ...John

Siddon of Glenfield in y^e County of Leic(ester)

Carpenter and John Holyland of Thurlastan

in y^e said County Farmer...


...Edward Taylor Esq(uire) Batchelor

of Laws, official of y^e Archdeaconry of

Leicester lawfully constituted in y^e sum of Two

hundred...


                           ...John

Siddon above bound Widower and Mary

Thornelow of Thurlastan aforesaid Spinster...

ADDED:

The date is 23 November of 11 George III  (ie 1770).

[Finley 1]

Sorry for the late response  -- visitors popped in  

Ok thanks for that - much appreciated.

xin

[Finley 1]

So 
what does all this mean?

John Siddons is actually having to pay someone £200.00 to marry them???

Will have to attempt to study it later.

xin

[horselydown86]

Xinia,

Your document is a Marriage Bond, which (along with a Marriage Allegation) is one of the documents which precede the issue of a Marriage Licence.

The process is well documented online; for example:

https://integration.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Marriage_Allegations,_Bonds_and_Licences_in_England_and_Wales

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/0dfca3a0-8b31-4496-8934-5b31110703fc


It's been covered many times on Rootschat eg:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=600500.0

[Wiggy]

Those promising to marry must do so,  or their guarantors will have to pay up . . .  . . That is the essence of it!   
Pretty sure that is correct.   

I only know as I have come across them in my own family.

Good luck with the continued search!

Wiggy

[JohninSussex]

Those promising to marry must be legally able to do so, and must do so, or their guarantors will have to pay up.

Instead of banns, where the intention to marry was publicly read out in church so that anyone with a legal objection could bring it forward, the parties to the bond solemnly declared in writing to the bishop that the couple were free to marry.

[Finley 1]

Thank you - I get it now Wiggy and John     
actually although been researching since the year dot aka 1990 - hadn't come across one of these before.  I found this on FindMyPast and its due to them adding so many more parish records.

I don't spend as much time with research nowadays, and have 'plundered' for want of the correct word Roots enough with my queries.

So I have taken a step back... maybe that is why I haven't read or found all the previous comments / links  -- (Horselydown 86)

xin