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How long in a parish before marriage?
« on: Wednesday 02 January 08 17:58 GMT (UK) »
Does anyone know how long a female had to be resident in a parish before she could get married in that parish?

Was it always the bride's parish in which a marriage could take place or could it sometimes be the grooms?
Eaton (Woughton on the Green, Doncaster and N. London), Davis(Shinfield and London), Harrington (Ireland and London), Sutcliffe (Todmorden and London), Williams, Hollingsworth (Thaxted), Lane (Rotherhithe), Fuller (Chesterton, Cambs), Dilley (who knows where????)

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Re: How long in a parish before marriage?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 02 January 08 18:02 GMT (UK) »

Residency was I believe 3 weeks.

It would USUALLY be the bride's parish. Not 100% though.

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Re: How long in a parish before marriage?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 02 January 08 18:04 GMT (UK) »
Cheers Pauline. ;)
Eaton (Woughton on the Green, Doncaster and N. London), Davis(Shinfield and London), Harrington (Ireland and London), Sutcliffe (Todmorden and London), Williams, Hollingsworth (Thaxted), Lane (Rotherhithe), Fuller (Chesterton, Cambs), Dilley (who knows where????)

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Re: How long in a parish before marriage?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 02 January 08 18:15 GMT (UK) »
There is some info here:

http://home.clara.net/dixons/Certificates/marriages.htm

kind regards, Arranroots  ;)

(p.s. bear in mind that there are rules - and there are people who break rules!!  Many folk lied and stayed in boarding houses or convenience addresses - my own gt grandparents did!)

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SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN - HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD - GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS - WIL: WEBB, SALTER - RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS - GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY - MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD - SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON - IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)

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Re: How long in a parish before marriage?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 02 January 08 21:24 GMT (UK) »
My grt grt grandmother was born and lived in Dunham Massey (Cheshire) My grt grt grandfather Lymm (Cheshire) but because she was 8 months pregnant at the time, they were married in Warrington.

Many pregnant brides married out of their own Parish.

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Barnett Altrincham/Manchester
Bates Hindley Lancs
Bowyer Altrincham Cheshire
Cunliffe Hindley
Hollingworth Hale Barnes/Mobberley Ches
Jones Salford/Altrincham
Ramsdale Hindley Lancs
Timperley Warburton/Dunham Massey
Yarwood Great Budworth,Lymm,Dumham Massey

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Re: How long in a parish before marriage?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 02 January 08 21:48 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Arranroots on Wednesday 02 January 08 18:15 GMT (UK)
There is some info here:

http://home.clara.net/dixons/Certificates/marriages.htm

kind regards, Arranroots  ;)

(p.s. bear in mind that there are rules - and there are people who break rules!!  Many folk lied and stayed in boarding houses or convenience addresses - my own gt grandparents did!)



I've favourited that link - it's extremely useful. Just out of interest does anyone know in which year it became law (or convention?) to state

Name changed by Deed Poll" or "formerly known as ................." or "otherwise" indicate that the bride or groom has changed their name since birth on a marriage certificate?
Eaton (Woughton on the Green, Doncaster and N. London), Davis(Shinfield and London), Harrington (Ireland and London), Sutcliffe (Todmorden and London), Williams, Hollingsworth (Thaxted), Lane (Rotherhithe), Fuller (Chesterton, Cambs), Dilley (who knows where????)

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Re: How long in a parish before marriage?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 04 January 08 21:33 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Su on Wednesday 02 January 08 21:24 GMT (UK)
My grt grt grandmother was born and lived in Dunham Massey (Cheshire) My grt grt grandfather Lymm (Cheshire) but because she was 8 months pregnant at the time, they were married in Warrington.

Many pregnant brides married out of their own Parish.

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Hello Su
Just being reminded of my youth. I was born in Blackley Manchester, Moved to Grappenhall just outside Warrington with parents, Father and Mother later lived in Thellwall, then Dad remarried and lived in Lymm. I married a girl from Sinderland Dunham Massey, lived later in Altringham, then Urmston,  Finished up in Germany now back in England.....Now searching for some past relatives in those areas.
The distict names in your post, reminded me of old times
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Raphael UK & Germany
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