Marriages of John Boyd, Manchester, 1836

[Peggy13]

Would marriages in Manchester in 1836 include the parents' names? I am looking at two marriages and looking for the parents of John Boyd to be Samuel Carson Boyd and Mary Lawson.

Collegiate
24th March 1836
John David Boyd,mechanic ,bachelor of this parish
Jane Smith,spinster of this parish
witness to marriage Thomas Appleton and Thomas Ireland

13th July 1836
John Boyd,carder,bachelor of this parish
Mary Ann Haggan,spinster of this parish
witness to marriage Geo Todd and Jane Gray

Thanks for any help.
Peggy

[CaroleW]

Hi

Would marriages in Manchester in 1836 include the parents' names?

No - only fathers names are shown on English/Welsh marriage certs and only on marriages from 1.7.1837 when Civil Registration was introduced

[Peggy13]

Thanks, Carole. So these marriages are too early.
Peggy

[CaroleW]

The only thing I can add for you is from the original register entry - John David Boyd & Jane Smith both signed the register - they didn't just make their mark

John Boyd signed his signature but Mary Ann Haggan made her mark

[Peggy13]

All I know is that John Boyd, son of Samuel Carson Boyd, was living in Manchester in 1838 and emigrated to Canada abt 1843, with a wife. I don't know if either of these marriages is him.  Since he was a school master after emigrating, he did know how to read and write.
Thanks for your help.
Peggy

[CaroleW]

Doesn't really sound like either of them.  One was a mechanic and the other a carder so they would have had to go some to become a school teacher