"Separated" as marital status in 1836 marriage banns.

[Melbell]

Supposedly, Banns were read in Guestling church in 28 December 1836 for George Jenkins and Hannah Sinden.....Clearly then an Ancestry typo/muddle with the PR transcript, as the couple actually married on 28 December 1836..

But what intrigues me - is, who decided to mark the Banns entry as "marital status: Separated"? Really? In 1836? How do you find the evidence for that?!

Melbell

[PaulineJ]

maybe seperated as in one partner has beggared off and hasn't been seen for 7 years?

Wouldn't trust anything that has been transcribed; I'd want to view originals

[heywood]

I can only see a typed transcription.
Does it not mean that they were married after banns?
Others on the list  show ‘licence’ or ‘banns’.
There is no mention of ‘separated’ either just ‘b’ and ‘sp.

Where are the records you have?

[heywood]

There is also a transcript on Free Reg https://www.freereg.org.uk/

Bachelor and spinster - the same as the Ancestry transcription.

[jonw65]

Image of the Guestling marriage is on FamilySearch. Parish register. It does not say separated.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1H3-VQZ

Can't see George and Hannah in the banns!
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6RQ3-DV3

[heywood]

That’s good Jon.
As Ancestry is mentioned, I wonder if ‘banns’ on the transcript has been interpreted as a banns reading rather than married by banns and similarly ‘sp’ as ‘separated.’

[jonw65]

Good thinking, heywood. With ancestry anything is possible!

[Melbell]

Thanks for all your thoughts.

Sorry - I think my post was unclear!     The marriage is recorded in the Guestling Register (original on Ancestry). The transcript (also on Ancestry) introduced the muddle.

I was asking about the marital status being described (by Ancestry?) as "Separated". Surely this cannot be correct - it's a modern concept. I think Heywood's explanation is right - someone has interpreted 'sp' as 'Separated' rather than as 'spinster'. But what a silly mistake.     

Thanks Heywood! and everyone who helped.

Melbell

 

[omega 1]

Hello

According to the Sussex Marriage Index CD,George and Hannah married 28 Dec 1836 at Guestling,Sussex.There is no extra information for them.

omega