No 497 Catherine Fay and John Cavanagh of Ipswich
Date of Marriage 20 Dec 1852 RC Minister W McGinty
No 499 Henry Robins of Logan River and Margaret Lallis? of Brisbane
Date of Marriage 29 Nov 1852 RC Minister J Hanley
There is no date with the Ministers signature
497, 20 December 1852, McGinty.
498, 20 December 1850, McGinty,
499, 29 November 1852, Hanley.
So there are at least two RC clergy conducting marriages in that part of what was far northern NSW and each was probably 'transmitting' a quarterly return to their Diocese HQ of the baptisms, burials and weddings that they officiated at.
Do you think it is possible that 497 and 498 were a double ceremony, or a separate but same day and place or your valid question ... i.e. exactly two years apart ... .
remember that often the clergy would arrive on horseback, and need to change into clean robes and stay for a meal...
Witnesses at 497 ... and 498 ... any the same? ....if so that would support a typo in the year
recorded...
SO ... an easy way to get an independent expert opinion is to ask the Roman Catholic Archives offices... share the full double page image with them, afterall it is an image of their parish register, and they should have deeper understanding than most as to where Rev McGinty was in December 1850
and 1852
Does the document tell you where each marriage ceremony was conducted ... e.g. the Cathedral in Sydney NSW is St Marys and there's St Patricks at Bondi and many others also have a Saint's name to identify them. Does the document state the location for each ceremony? E.g. at .... (Saints name) ...
I think the Cathedral of St Stephen in Brisbane would be a good starting point to ask for contact details for their Archivist.
JM
