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Some marriage registers give the dates on which the banns were announced. For two or three weeks before the marriage, marriage banns (announcements of the intention to marry) were read and/or posted in church. This gave community members a chance to object to the marriage. Most proclamations took place on consecutive Sundays. The banns were required to be read in the place of citizenship for the groom and the bride, as well as the places of residence, if the bride and groom lived elsewhere. Before the marriage ceremony could take place, the non-local party was required to present the officiating pastor with a paper stating that the proclamations had been read, and there were no objections. A note stating that this person had been granted permission to marry elsewhere may be found in the marriage register, particularly in the 1800s. The marriage banns themselves may exist in a separate record (''Verkündungsregister''). Some parishes kept the marriage banns and other marriage information instead of marriage registers. | Some marriage registers give the dates on which the banns were announced. For two or three weeks before the marriage, marriage banns (announcements of the intention to marry) were read and/or posted in church. This gave community members a chance to object to the marriage. Most proclamations took place on consecutive Sundays. The banns were required to be read in the place of citizenship for the groom and the bride, as well as the places of residence, if the bride and groom lived elsewhere. Before the marriage ceremony could take place, the non-local party was required to present the officiating pastor with a paper stating that the proclamations had been read, and there were no objections. A note stating that this person had been granted permission to marry elsewhere may be found in the marriage register, particularly in the 1800s. The marriage banns themselves may exist in a separate record (''Verkündungsregister''). Some parishes kept the marriage banns and other marriage information instead of marriage registers. | ||
This means that, particularly after 1800, the banns and/or marriage may be recorded in up to '''five''' parishes: the place of citizenship of the groom, the place of citizenship of the bride, the place of residence of the groom, the place of residence of the bride, and the place the marriage took place. Each priest may record different information for the marriage; be sure to identify all copies of the marriage | This means that, particularly after 1800, the banns and/or marriage may be recorded in up to '''five''' parishes: the place of citizenship of the groom, the place of citizenship of the bride, the place of residence of the groom, the place of residence of the bride, and the place the marriage took place. Each priest may record different information for the marriage; be sure to identify all copies of the marriage. | ||
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