May 1836 marriage

[elaine gray]

Hi folks, Margaret Hughes and Patrick Carolan married Roman Catholic marriage.
Not seeing mention of father which would be huge help in solving mystery.
Did they not note name then or am I missing it somewhere else.??
Cheers
E

[CaroleW]

Fathers names only appear on marriages from 1.7.1837 when Civil Registration was introduced

[elaine gray]

Oh , so I've just missed getting that. Now I know.
Many many thanks 😊

[CaroleW]

They married at St Peters which was an Anglican church.  Married 3.5.1836

Matthew Clarke & Catherine O'Hare were witnesses

[elaine gray]

Oh thanks for that. I assumed RC,  as my Hughes were RC. Maybe I have wrong Margaret, but don't think so.
I will plod on .......
E

[lancsann]

Until the Marriage Act of 1836 marriages in the RC church were not considered legal so a couple would often be married in both the RC church and a C of E to satisfy the both the legal & religious aspects. Not sure when the act became law so May may have been before that.
Even after 1836 a 'mixed' marriage of a RC & a Cof E couple would often have been celebrated in both churches and it gives a double registration in the GRO files. I have one example in my own tree.

[elaine gray]

Hi, love learning new things, so thanks for that.  Margaret was def RC
E

[garstonite]

in case you didn't know - Patrick was a Stone Mason

Marriage: 3 May 1836 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire
Patrick Carolan - Stone Mason, This Parish
Margaret Hughes - (X), Spinster, This Parish
    Witnesses: Matthew Clarke; Catherine O'Hare (X)
    Married by Banns by Richard Appleton, Curate
    Register: Marriages 1834 - 1836, Page 346, Entry 1038
    Source: LDS Film 94018

[elaine gray]

Not sure if I did, that's interesting as my ancestor ,the one I'm researching was also a stonemason.
Thanks
E