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 |title=England, Durham Diocese, Calendar of Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1594-1815
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 For a list of records by date or locality currently published in this collection, select the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1840743/waypoints Browse] link from the collection landing page
+A marriage allegation is a sworn statement filed often by the marriage participants in connection with their license application. It is a statement that there is no known reason that the marriage should not take place. Marriage licences could be granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, bishops, and archdeacons or their surrogates within their respective jurisdictions. The original allegations and bonds were held by the various church officials. Most were later transferred to county record offices. Many of the records are now published by the respective dioceses. The majority of English people would have been married by banns, not by licence, and so would not have a marriage allegation. However, from the early 16th century those able to pay the fee could avoid the reading of public banns and obtain a licence, since many families did not like the thought of public objection to their intended marriage. Dissenters (other faiths) were obliged to marry in the Church of England and obtain a licence to marry.
+For further information see [[Marriage Allegations, Bonds and Licences in England and Wales]].
+The Durham collection represents allegations or applications made to the diocesan chancellor or surrogate.&nbsp;Application may also have been made to the Archbishop's of York or Canterbury as the two provinces within the Church of England. In the case of Canterbury allegations, the licence issued was valid throughout England.
+Two people made the allegation (application) to designated officers of either the diocesan chancellor or surrogate or the Archbishop’s of York or Canterbury. Bridegrooms may make an allegation or have two friends do so on their behalf. Each allegation requires two bondsmen who would stand as surety in case any impediment to marriage is later discovered. Underage spouses required parental consent as part of the allegation.
+The licences were issued to the bridegroom and have generally not survived; the allegations and bonds are found at the&nbsp;diocesan or record office and here, forming this collection.
+Both the Canterbury Vicar-General's and Faculty Office records are held at the Lambeth Palace Library, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and can be seen by appointment with the librarian. Printed indexes of these were also published by the Harleian Society;&nbsp;the Society of Genealogists also has a collection of abstracts and indexes and has published a guide to them.
 === Citation for This Collection  ===
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 *When searching through the records, look for others with the same surname; they may be related.
 *Look for allegations of parents and earlier generations in the same jurisdiction.
 *Look for allegations of children in the same jurisdiction.
-== Record History  ==
-A marriage allegation is a sworn statement filed often by the marriage participants in connection with their license application. It is a statement that there is no known reason that the marriage should not take place. Marriage licences could be granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, bishops, and archdeacons or their surrogates within their respective jurisdictions. The original allegations and bonds were held by the various church officials. Most were later transferred to county record offices. Many of the records are now published by the respective dioceses. The majority of English people would have been married by banns, not by licence, and so would not have a marriage allegation. However, from the early 16th century those able to pay the fee could avoid the reading of public banns and obtain a licence, since many families did not like the thought of public objection to their intended marriage. Dissenters (other faiths) were obliged to marry in the Church of England and obtain a licence to marry.
-For further information see [[Marriage Allegations, Bonds and Licences in England and Wales]].
-The Durham collection represents allegations or applications made to the diocesan chancellor or surrogate.&nbsp;Application may also have been made to the Archbishop's of York or Canterbury as the two provinces within the Church of England. In the case of Canterbury allegations, the licence issued was valid throughout England.
-Two people made the allegation (application) to designated officers of either the diocesan chancellor or surrogate or the Archbishop’s of York or Canterbury. Bridegrooms may make an allegation or have two friends do so on their behalf. Each allegation requires two bondsmen who would stand as surety in case any impediment to marriage is later discovered. Underage spouses required parental consent as part of the allegation.
-The licences were issued to the bridegroom and have generally not survived; the allegations and bonds are found at the&nbsp;diocesan or record office and here, forming this collection.
-Both the Canterbury Vicar-General's and Faculty Office records are held at the Lambeth Palace Library, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and can be seen by appointment with the librarian. Printed indexes of these were also published by the Harleian Society;&nbsp;the Society of Genealogists also has a collection of abstracts and indexes and has published a guide to them.
 === Why the Record Was Created  ===