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|title=England, Durham Diocese, Calendar of Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1594-1815
|title=England, Durham Diocese, Calendar of Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1594-1815
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== Collection Time Period  ==
Records in this collection cover the years 1594 to 1815.


== Record Description  ==
== Record Description  ==
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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.  
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.  


Records in this collection cover the years 1594 to 1815. 
These records were created as part of the ecclesiastical process of ensuring that no lawful impediment to marriage existed, that persons of other faiths required to marry in the Church of England had a system to do so, and that an alternative was offered to those who did wish public banns to be read. The licence was normally obtained from the chancellor or surrogate of the diocese in which one of the parties lived and in which the marriage was intended to be celebrated, but application could be made to the Vicar-General of the Archbishop of the province. If the parties lived in different diocese, they had to apply to the Vicar-General. If they lived in different provinces they had to apply to the Master of Faculties of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
It was used by the marriage official as evidence that the bride and groom were eligible to be married.
The information included in a marriage allegation is sometimes unreliable; fictitious names are not unknown! Generally if the bridegroom and a friend made the allegation the information is reliable; in the case of application by two "friends" a&nbsp;need for a&nbsp;degree of caution may be indicated. It was often the case that families of nobility would have others would handle the license application on their behalf. The use of fictitious bondsmen names occurs, but usually the parties to the marriage are accurate secretive marriage was being sought for pregnancy or another reason.
The Allegation or Application is only an intention to marry and, just as a banns book entry may not result in actual marriage, does not imply actual marriage.
=== Citation for This Collection  ===
=== Citation for This Collection  ===


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*Look for allegations of children in the same jurisdiction.
*Look for allegations of children in the same jurisdiction.


=== Why the Record Was Created  ===
These records were created as part of the ecclesiastical process of ensuring that no lawful impediment to marriage existed, that persons of other faiths required to marry in the Church of England had a system to do so, and that an alternative was offered to those who did wish public banns to be read. The licence was normally obtained from the chancellor or surrogate of the diocese in which one of the parties lived and in which the marriage was intended to be celebrated, but application could be made to the Vicar-General of the Archbishop of the province. If the parties lived in different diocese, they had to apply to the Vicar-General. If they lived in different provinces they had to apply to the Master of Faculties of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
It was used by the marriage official as evidence that the bride and groom were eligible to be married.
=== Record Reliability  ===
The information included in a marriage allegation is sometimes unreliable; fictitious names are not unknown! Generally if the bridegroom and a friend made the allegation the information is reliable; in the case of application by two "friends" a&nbsp;need for a&nbsp;degree of caution may be indicated. It was often the case that families of nobility would have others would handle the license application on their behalf. The use of fictitious bondsmen names occurs, but usually the parties to the marriage are accurate secretive marriage was being sought for pregnancy or another reason.
The Allegation or Application is only an intention to marry and, just as a banns book entry may not result in actual marriage, does not imply actual marriage.


== Related Website  ==
== Related Website  ==
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*[[Quick Research Links - England]]
*[[Quick Research Links - England]]


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