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My ancestors Samuel Auber/Obey and Elizabeth (Nee Newman) had a son in March 1773, and they married in November 1774. The son was baptised as if the parents were married in 1773.
I too have found a set of banns for a couple a few years prior to their wedding, they were together a long time before they actually wed, but as others have said, housing shortages, apprenticeships delayed things.
I have several who were about 3 to 4 months pregnant at the time of the wedding. She announced she was expecting, so they had to walk up the aisle. As said, a shotgun wedding. 2 direct ancestors wed in Lambeth in February 1866, their first set of banns read on 21 January. The bride was 3 months pregnant at the time the first set of banns was called, and 4 months when she wed the groom.
Researching:
LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain