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Marriage Certificate 4 Apr 1872 Dublin - CRITCHLEY - MCCATHIE
« on: Tuesday 29 May 18 09:34 BST (UK) »
I am posting this as would be interested to hear views from  other family historians.   The marriage took place at St Lukes Church of Ireland and some years back I downloaded the certificate I think from the Irish Family History Foundation website or similar. I suspect this certificate was the original.    The groom William MCathie was shown as "widower", full age, cabinetmaker, son of George, a painter.  To my surprise I now find a copy of the same record on irishgenealogy.ie website and there the groom is "bachelor" - everything else matches. 
I suspect the groom may have been married 1stly on 5 Dec 1862 Dublin Castle, to Isabella Johnston, however I have not as yet gone for that certificate as my interest is in the 1872 marriage.  I can find no record of a death of Isabella McCathie (first wife)  1869-1872 Dublin or elsewhere but not surprising as 4 children of the first marriage were registered under variations of the McCathie Surname. I do have details of births & baptisms but nothing thereafter.  There were twins born in 1869 (McKetey) one of whom was "Isabella".
William and Margaret Critchley had 3 children from the 1872 marriage but I can find no record of birth of daughter Isabella thought to have been born abt 1873 in Dublin.  The other two children were born in Scotland (William's birthplace) and in Queensland, Australia.  William McCathie died in 1879 in Queensland.     Leaving the possibility of a first marriage out of the equation how should I view the two 1872 marriage certificates as to Groom's marital status?!!   I have put this in the "too hard basket"   Many thanks   Alma

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Re: Marriage Certificate 4 Apr 1872 Dublin - CRITCHLEY - MCCATHIE
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 29 May 18 09:51 BST (UK) »
Why don't you post a Link to the record you are talking about?

Is it from Civil Reg or Church Register??
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Re: Marriage Certificate 4 Apr 1872 Dublin - CRITCHLEY - MCCATHIE
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 29 May 18 10:04 BST (UK) »
CIVIL REGISTRATION -  Irishgenelogy.ie  website   - its able to be viewed online


Marriage of WILLIAM MCCATHIE and MARGARET CRITCHLEY
on 04 April 1872
Group Registration ID   2776548
SR District/Reg Area   Dublin South

I cannot link to the other certificate as I have it in hard copy

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Re: Marriage Certificate 4 Apr 1872 Dublin - CRITCHLEY - MCCATHIE
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 29 May 18 10:09 BST (UK) »
Have you checked Church records on same site?
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Re: Marriage Certificate 4 Apr 1872 Dublin - CRITCHLEY - MCCATHIE
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 29 May 18 10:10 BST (UK) »
Yes

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Re: Marriage Certificate 4 Apr 1872 Dublin - CRITCHLEY - MCCATHIE
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 29 May 18 10:17 BST (UK) »
Ah, thank you - You are obviously more clued up than I am!    :)   As  I posted earlier the other certificate I have is identical in all respects apart from register Numbering and "widower" opposed to "bachelor" 

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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 29 May 18 10:18 BST (UK) »
Doesn't surprise me!
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Re: Marriage Certificate 4 Apr 1872 Dublin - CRITCHLEY - MCCATHIE
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 29 May 18 10:21 BST (UK) »
My understanding was that copies were made of the original marriage entries and then they were forwarded to Dublin from the various Parishes.  The certificate I have here doesn't appear to have been amended in any way - the joys of Irish Research - not!   Thanks for your input.