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=== Marriage Records === | === Marriage Records === | ||
Names and surnames of both groom and bride with dates and places of birth; residence, publication of admonitions or marriage bands, names and surnames of parents and witnesses; some times race and information of previous marriages. | Names and surnames of both groom and bride with dates and places of birth; residence, publication of admonitions or marriage bands, names and surnames of parents and witnesses; some times race and information of previous marriages. | ||
===Marriage Information=== | |||
The marriage information document can consist of several parts. This document is sometimes three or four pages long. It includes an introduction that states the intent of marriage and sometimes the date of the banns. The marriage banns were announced on three separate occasions. These announcements, gave opportunity for anyone to come forward who knew any reasons why the couple should not be married. | |||
The marriage information will then include personal information on the bride and groom. They may include the following: | |||
*name of bride/groom | |||
*age | |||
*whether they are single or widowed | |||
*place of residence | |||
*sometimes place of birth | |||
*parents’ names | |||
*sometimes grandparents’ names<br> | |||
If this is a second marriage for one of them, it will give the name of the deceased spouse and how long he or she had been deceased. If the bride or groom was from another parish, documents will be enclosed showing good standing in that parish. These documents can include baptismal records and references to banns that were publish in another parish. | |||
The records may also show a dispensation (exemption from restriction of marriage) for the fourth degree of blood relationship, indicating that bride and groom were related. If this is the case genealogical graphs and interesting biographical information about the families involved will be included. This will sometimes give you a line of ascent up to the common progenitors. | |||
Two to four witnesses were then listed who testify of the good standing of the bride and groom. This may include the witnesses’ age, occupation, and residence as well as how long they have known the bride or groom. The witnesses may be related to the bride or groom. | |||
Generally there is a last note stating the date of marriage or if they did not get married. | |||
=== Death and burial acts === | === Death and burial acts === | ||