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Marriage pre 1837???

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Juliana

Juliana Report 13 Aug 2008 22:44

Hi All

Where would I begin to find a marriage pre 1837??

Thanks,
Juliana x

Kay????

Kay???? Report 13 Aug 2008 22:50

Parish Registers (PR) is the best place to start ,in the area where you think they may have married?often where the bride lived,but not always,


have a look on this site,it maybe helpful

FamilySearch.org

look on the left and click...IGIndex,,then select ,British Isles from drop down then ,country from the next box,,,,,,then county,,,,,,,or leave county blank,,,,,,,,,,


,,less input info can often bring better searching results,,,,,,!

Juliana

Juliana Report 13 Aug 2008 22:50

Thanks Jill

Will do

x

Juliana

Juliana Report 13 Aug 2008 23:06

Thanks Kay.

I've had a look and nothing seems to match...

where would i find parish registers?

thanks,
juliana x

Sue in Somerset

Sue in Somerset Report 13 Aug 2008 23:19

I hope you realised before you started that this isn't going to be a quick and easy hobby Juliana.

Here are some ideas

Find the local Family History Society for the area where you have ancestors and see if they have any resources which may be useful.
http://www.ffhs.org.uk/

Use search engines to hunt for the parish and see if there is an online Parish Clerk who is happy to do a lookup. These are people who have got collections of records.

I will go and nudge up my thread of useful sites on this Tips board. I suggest you cut and paste a copy of sites and start what will probably be a search that lasts for years.

Good luck
Sue

Juliana

Juliana Report 13 Aug 2008 23:23

Thanks Sue.

I'll crack on with those now.

Thanks,
Juliana

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 14 Aug 2008 09:03

Where are you expecting to find the marriage?

Not all countys are covered on the IGI

Several of us have copies of parish registers on fiche