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The Banns had to be read in the Parish of both the bride and groom if they lived in different parishes, there was a cost involved. I don't know what it cost in days gone by, but today I think the cost is nineteen pounds, so if they have to be read in two parishes it would cost thirty-six pounds, so you can see why a couple would choose to use one address to save money. Jennifer

OC, just out of interest, why does it say the same address? Was it a banns cost thing or some other reason? Don't answer if you'd rather not, LOL Anne

My first marriage cert shows me and OH living at the same address. I can assure you we werent - our parents would have KILLED us, lol! OC

Loads of mine had the same address for bride and groom. I'm pretty sure that it was just to save having the banns read in both parishes, and on one occasion I know that the groom was lodging with the bride's family. Kath. x

Rachel, The short answer is NO, as per my previous reply, women had no rights then, and nor did males under twenty-one. I married at eighteen, but I still had to wait until I was twenty-one to vote. Jennifer

If the marriage took place in 1916 and both the bride and groom were 20 yrs old when they got married; would either of them appear on the electoral roll?

The 1918 Representation of the People Act gave women of property, over the age of thirty, the right to vote, full voting rights for women did not come in until 1928. Jennifer

Im trying to think when electoral registrations started. I think women werent on there til 1919 were they? Have a google to see about it - but I think its not going to be easy to find what you want.

I don't know when women were on electoral rolls; or when they started or how I would go about viewing them. The marriage took place in Bootle, and I live in Devon.

The year the marriage took place was 1916 in Bootle, Liverpool. From the information I've managed to get; both the bride and groom came from largeish families, so am intriged to see if there was anyone else living there. Any suggestions how to find out? Regards Rachel

Dont be shocked, they often put one address to save on the costs of banns having to be read in two districts. It appears very frequently. Other less likely reason is that one is lodging with the others family or indeed, they had shacked up. But in the majority of cases it was a way of saving money. As for finding out who else was at that address - depends on the year we are talking about.

It does seem a bit surprising. How would I find out if there were other people living at the same address? Regards Rachel

Hi Rachel, I've had this a few times. It wasn't as uncommon as you think!

Hello, I just received a copy of a marriage certificate today; but am a little surprised as it has both the bride and groom's address as being the same at the time of marriage - any suggestions as to why this would be? Regards Rachel