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St Marys Church Nottingham
« on: Thursday 04 May 23 16:17 BST (UK) »
Hi...Would anyone know why Marriages at this church would have multiple people giving the same address.....the address just happens to be were my relatives lived at the time.

We have found them from 1900 to 1920 (but not looked outside these dates)

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Nottinghamshire:- Powell,Woodward,Wisher,Brooks,Henson,Hopewell,Burrows,

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Re: St Marys Church Nottingham
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 04 May 23 16:19 BST (UK) »
Could you please give us an example of multiple usage of an address.

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Re: St Marys Church Nottingham
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 04 May 23 16:21 BST (UK) »
The Address is in Fisher Gate Nottingham

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Re: St Marys Church Nottingham
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 04 May 23 16:34 BST (UK) »
We have to remember that if the couple lived in two different parishes then they both had to pay the fee.  And so it was not uncommon for a couple to give the same address which meant that they only paid one fee.

Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
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Re: St Marys Church Nottingham
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 04 May 23 16:41 BST (UK) »
As far as I can tell...Neither parties lived at this address.

Some even have another address in Nottingham. Would it have been an Address of convenience?

It just seemed odd to use the same address. Unless they just said "use xxxs address they won't mind"
Nottinghamshire:- Powell,Woodward,Wisher,Brooks,Henson,Hopewell,Burrows,

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Re: St Marys Church Nottingham
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 04 May 23 16:44 BST (UK) »
That should have said address Fisher gate..... Home address EG Mansfield Road Nottingham
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Re: St Marys Church Nottingham
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 04 May 23 21:32 BST (UK) »
hello....do they all say, for example, 2 fisher gate or just fisher gate.

at the time you mention, fisher gate was one of those areas with houses filled to the rafters...most of them young, single people or couples without children...eg just rented rooms.

so, just guesswork, but I imagine that was the reason...I wonder if the owners of the houses were employers who put their single. young employees, who. weren't living. with their parents...people who'd moved from the countryside...into. these rooms

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Re: St Marys Church Nottingham
« Reply #7 on: Friday 05 May 23 17:05 BST (UK) »
Hi...Most of the entries state the number of the house on Fisher Gate. We have found about 8 entries over the 1915 year and randomly over a couple more years in the church registers.

There was my Gr-grandfather, wife and 6 children living at the address. He was a trades man (could have made room for more I suppose)

Some of the entries say address fisher gate then in brackets home address e.g Mansfield Road Nottingham. Her father was a surgeon. Living in Mansfield Road?

Thanks to those who have offered ideas as to why.

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Nottinghamshire:- Powell,Woodward,Wisher,Brooks,Henson,Hopewell,Burrows,

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Re: St Marys Church Nottingham
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 06 May 23 21:06 BST (UK) »
noooooo....were. not giving up that easily.

I. haven't got any direct connection to fisher gate, but I have to the area, with many ceremonies at st Marys, so. I'm curious.

I think it was probably an address of convenience. for your tradesman and your surgeons daughter, but that wouldn't explain all the. marriages.

assuming my total. theory, or most of it, is tosh....I know it was customary to marry in the brides home church, but was it. compulsory...I don't know.

it could have been of benefit to both parties...the couple saved one lot of fees, and. st Marys raked in fees. that would. have gone. to another church...maybe one or both of the. couple worked in the area...eg the lace market.

it was around this time that churches were being or. had. been built in Sneinton as people had moved. out there, so. maybe st Marys wasnt taking. in as. much in fees as previously.

im not in nottm, so. I don't. know if the local studies. library still. exists...if I lived. there, id. ask who owned the properties on fisher gate...wonder if it was st. Marys.

this is all guesswork of course, but id. be really. interested in finding out. the real reason.

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