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Title: Coldstream Bridge Marriages
Post by: aspin on Friday 04 January 08 21:29 GMT (UK)

Can anyone tell me if a couple are married at Coldstream Bridge about 1793 to 1797

Will it be England or Scotland  :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

Elizabeth

Title: Re: Coldstream Bridge Marriages
Post by: Piglet01 on Friday 04 January 08 23:00 GMT (UK)

I'd have thought in Scotland,

However, have you tried either of these links?

Good luck, as it would appear that many of those married would not have been married 'legally' and many registers have not survived.

Regards,   Steve   :O)

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/family_history_church.php
http://pscm.northumberland.gov.uk/pls/portal92/docs/11766

Title: Re: Coldstream Bridge Marriages
Post by: excel on Monday 07 January 08 19:08 GMT (UK)

The Toll House is situated on the north bank of the Tweed, therefore, as Steve says, it would be in Scotland. There is an image of it on a website called 'haltimescores.co.uk/images'.

Title: Re: Coldstream Bridge Marriages
Post by: Valda on Monday 07 January 08 19:31 GMT (UK)

'Coldstream (or to be more precise, the Toll Booth on the Scottish side of Coldstream Bridge over the River Tweed) was where many English went to marry. These marriages were in the main quickies and non-denominational in nature.'

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=5cb927186fd9a6ea31056c9696f26793&topic=273917.new

As in clandestine marriages not held at a church.

http://www.ancestral-indexes.co.uk/intros/SCT-001.html

Regards

Valda

Title: Re: Coldstream Bridge Marriages
Post by: aspin on Monday 07 January 08 20:55 GMT (UK)

Thank you Excel and Valda for this info

We will sort this couple out one of these days

Elizabeth

Title: Re: Coldstream Bridge Marriages
Post by: llennell on Thursday 24 April 08 18:52 BST (UK)

Hi folks.

I live in Coldstream and know the marriage house well.

The link below has some info about the house on it.

http://www.coldstream-scotland.co.uk/history_bridge.htm

The town has only this year resurrected the civil marriage service but form a specially converted floor of the Town Hall.

The registrar of births, deaths and marriages still operates in the town and should have dates ranging right back.

He can be contacted at the Town Hall, High Street, Coldstream.

Title: Re: Coldstream Bridge Marriages
Post by: Valda on Thursday 24 April 08 20:11 BST (UK)

Civil registration in Scotland began 1st January 1855.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/BEW/Coldstream/index.html

Regards

Valda

Title: Re: Coldstream Bridge Marriages
Post by: Glen in Tinsel Kni on Saturday 14 June 08 19:26 BST (UK)

i'm in Coldstream too and the marriage house stands close to but on the Scottish side of the border.

It ceased to be used for marriages by 1855.

Title: Re: Coldstream Bridge Marriages
Post by: belfordian on Thursday 25 April 24 17:40 BST (UK)

1855? Not quite….my grt grt grandparents were married there on 31 Dec 1856.