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Offline Maiden Stone

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Re: Registry office marriage questions
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 04 May 21 20:44 BST (UK) »
I am sure that marriage by certificate or license was more expensive than banns, just less 'publicity'

Perhaps one of them had a jilted or awkward former sweetheart and didn't want them turning up. Or an annoying/overbearing relative.
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Re: Registry office marriage questions
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 04 May 21 20:49 BST (UK) »
I am sure that marriage by certificate or license was more expensive than banns, just less 'publicity'

A Marriage Licence is  more expensive, especially Special Licence but not by Certificate. By  Certificate is standard in nonconformist Churches where Banns are not part of the procedure. I was married by Certificate in a Congregational Church.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Registry office marriage questions
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 04 May 21 20:56 BST (UK) »
Thanks just remembered reading something a while back

Dont know if the author has seen this https://vitacollections.ca/brightonarchives/details.asp?ID=3301502

but might be of interest
Ashton Lancashire
Eccles Lancashire
Fletcher Lancashire
Harwood Church/Darwen
Jackson Staffordhire/Worcestershire
Jenkinson Cockerham
Marsden Hoghton Lancashire
Mercer Lancashire/Yorkshire
Pye Wyresdale
Singleton Lancashire
Swarbrick  Longridge
Watt Scotland/Lancashire