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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Breconshire => Topic started by: llangatwg on Sunday 23 October 11 17:58 BST (UK)

Title: breconshire parish records
Post by: llangatwg on Sunday 23 October 11 17:58 BST (UK)

would anyone know if a marriage parish registar1813 gave the brides and grooms fathers names please.
i found the record on ancestry but want to go a step further thanks

Title: Re: breconshire parish records
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 23 October 11 20:16 BST (UK)

Fathers names were not shown on marriage entries prior to 1.7.1837 which is the date when Civil Registration was introduced.  Mothers names are never shown on English/Welsh marriage certs

All you will get will be on the lines of the following - some of which you may already know

Names, date and venue

Spinster/bachelor - or widow/widower

If over 21yrs - will just say "full age"

Under 21yrs - "Minor"

Of this parish (OTP) - does not necessarily mean they were both born in that parish - just that they satisfied the short residential qualifying time required to enable them to marry there (approx 3wks)

The name and signature of the person marrying them plus the signatures of the 2 witnesses (occasionally more than 2 witnesses but not usual)