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could someone please tell me what information is contained on a marriage document from a parish register pre 1837, apparently they dont contain fathers name does anyone know actually what is on one
jamie

You will normally find:-

Date of marriage
Name of bride and groom
Condition to marriage (Bachelor, spinster etc.)
Age (sometimes just "full age" if over 21)
Grooms occupation
Sometimes address but more likely "of this parish" or the name of the parish.
Witnesses names.

Kath. x

I have one from 1815 - it gives bride and groom - my one says full age for both of them but others may contain ages. It gives address - but in my case this is just an area. Occupation of groom. Witnesses (you might strike lucky and find a relative). Mine was not a great help but you might be luckier.

Happy hunting

Jill

thanks for the info, i am trying to find out where my gggg grandfather was born, ont 1841 census it says not born in county(gloucestershire) he died in i believe in 1846 so i couldnt get info from that other than his wife mary gillett my gggg grandmother was born in stanway, a very kind person found his marriage thomas wright to mary gillett in 1818 stanway, so does anyone know where i can go from here to find where he was born 1841 says born 1791
jamie

can anyone help
jamie

nudge

Sorry Jamie, there are just too many Thomas Wright's born around that time on the IGI.

Kath. x

Joan,

The 1841 census said Thomas was NOT born in Gloucestershire, so could have been born anywhere else.

Kath. x