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| ==Content of Marriage Records== | | ==Content of Marriage Records== |
| ===Church Records=== | | ===Church Records=== |
| Typically, the English married in their 20's. You may find records that show a couple’s “intent to marry” in addition to the records of the actual marriage. Sometimes, however, the couple registered their intent to marry but never married. Church of England parish register marriage records usually contain:<br>
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| | A burial usually took place in the deceased’s parish a few days after the death. Church of England parish register burial records usually contain: |
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| *Marriage date | | *Burial date |
| *Name of the bride and groom | | *Name of the deceased. |
| | *If the deceased is a child, the father’s name might be given. |
| | *If the deceased is a married woman, the husband’s name might be given |
| | *If the deceased is a widow, that may be noted. |
| | *May give the sex of the deceased |
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| After 1753, the records are more likely to show:<br>
| | The forms introduced in 1813 also called for:<br> |
| *Residence of the bride and groom | | *Age of the deceased |
| *Marital status of bride and groom | | *Residence of the deceased |
| *May list the dates that the marriage was announced (also called “banns published”). This normally took place on three separate occasions prior to the marriage and gave anyone with a valid reason a chance to object to the marriage.
| | *Occupation of the deceased |
| *After 1753, a form was used for parish registers | | *Minister's signature |
| *After 1753, whether marriage was by banns or license
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| *After 1753, the full names of usually two witnesses
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| *After 1753, the minister's name | |
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| After 30 June 1837, marriage records also include:<br>
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| *Age of the bride and groom
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| *Name and occupation of fathers of bride and groom
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| There were two ways to meet the requirements to marry, see [[Marriage Allegations, Bonds and Licences in England and Wales]].
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| #By Banns. A law required couples to have the minister announce or post notice of their intent to marry for three consecutive Sundays, unless they obtained a license. This gave others the opportunity to object to the marriage. Beginning in 1754, officials recorded banns in separate registers. Banns registers contain information almost identical to marriage registers, but banns usually do not list the witnesses or marriage date.
| | Burial registers may mention infant children who were not christened, including stillbirths. Christening records never record stillbirths. |
| #By License. A couple applied to the proper church authority, usually the bishop, for a license when:
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| #*Circumstances made it desirable to marry without waiting the three weeks required for the proclamation of banns.
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| #*The bride and groom lived in different dioceses.
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| #*A couple preferred not to subject themselves to publication of banns (common among upper classes and nonconformists).
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| ===Civil Registration=== | | ===Civil Registration=== |