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==== Marriages ==== | ==== Marriages ==== | ||
A marriage certificate gives | A marriage certificate gives: | ||
*marriage data and place | |||
*names of the bride and groom, their ages, their marital "condition" (single or widowed), their professions, and their residences at the time of the marriage | |||
*names and occupations of their fathers (and often whether they were deceased) | |||
*signatures or marks of the bride, groom, and witnesses | |||
*also notes whether the bride and groom were married in a church (with the denomination given) and, if so, whether they were married by banns or by license. | |||
The law required all marriages to be recorded in a civil register immediately after the ceremony. Marriages were often performed at the bride’s parish. | The law required all marriages to be recorded in a civil register immediately after the ceremony. Marriages were often performed at the bride’s parish. | ||
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Because the marriage information found in the civil certificates of marriage, are an exact replica of the church registers of marriage, the records of the churches represent an original copy of each marriage certificate sent to the General Register Office. | Because the marriage information found in the civil certificates of marriage, are an exact replica of the church registers of marriage, the records of the churches represent an original copy of each marriage certificate sent to the General Register Office. | ||
FamilySearch has microfilmed or scanned millions of the 1837-1900 marriage records. To view these for the time period (usually pre-1900) and parish/chapel, search the Family History Library Catalog (online) under the name of the parish; click on Church Records to obtain the microfilm number for ordering to a [https://www.familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Center] near you. | FamilySearch has microfilmed or scanned millions of the 1837-1900 marriage records. To view these for the time period (usually pre-1900) and parish/chapel, search the Family History Library Catalog (online) under the name of the parish; click on Church Records to obtain the microfilm number for ordering to a [https://www.familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Center] near you. | ||
==== Divorces ==== | ==== Divorces ==== | ||