Marriage Allegations Bonds and Licences in England and Wales (General)

by admin , Forest of Dean, Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 02:15 (5147 days ago) @ sylviamorgan

There have always been some people who want to marry in a hurry or in private. The church allowed them to avoid the delay and publicity of calling banns on three successive Sundays by providing, for a fee, a marriage licence. The information given in order to obtain the licence may include detail not available elsewhere. The centrally filed record may lead directly to the place of marriage and may survive when the marriage record itself has been lost.

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