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Arana

Arana Report 30 Apr 2008 10:50

good morning everyone, Please can someone tell me how to find a GRO number for a marriage between
Edward Bannister and Mary Wolstenholme on 13.01.1817
I have so been unsuccessful so wondered if anyone has any ideas on what to do? many thanks for any help you can give me arana

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 30 Apr 2008 10:52

Registrations didn't start until Sept qtr 1837.

You will only find details of the marriage in parish registers.

Christine

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°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 30 Apr 2008 10:53

Registration didn't start until 1837 but you may find something on the IGI

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Apr 2008 10:54

You won't get a marriage certificate from 1817 as registration didn't start until 1837.

The best you can hope for is a copy of the marriage record from parish records which will be at the County Records Office for whichever county the marriage took place.

You may find the marriage on the IGI on www.familysearch.org

If you can't get to the county record office you can order filmed copies of parish registers from your nearest LDS Family History Centre (addresses on www.familysearch.org) for a few pounds. They keep the film for about a month to give you time to go in and view them.

Kath. x

Arana

Arana Report 30 Apr 2008 10:56

many thanks ladies, I,ve been on IGI and found the entry so perhaps I need to download the document to get a number I will look into that, thanks again thats brilliant arana

Arana

Arana Report 30 Apr 2008 10:58

Thanks Kathleen you,ve saved me the trouble of trying to down load something that I won,t be able to get! I will contact the local LDS for a view of the film thanks again arana

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 30 Apr 2008 11:09

I have a copy of a marriage from parish registers in 1811, which the library in the area obtained for me.

It gives the names of the 2 witnesses and which parish the bride and groom were from and their signatures or mark if they couldn't write.

Christine

mgnv

mgnv Report 1 May 2008 23:38

Dear Arana,

On the IGI record, click on the source # link (0561161) and drill down (also use View Film Notes button when it appears). These show what the original records are (St Martin in the Fields OPRs here), where they are (or were when filmed - i.e., Westminster city library) and the LDS film # and the years covered