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Register office wedding

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mgnv

mgnv Report 22 Oct 2008 01:20

Sue - they don't send them to the archives, but then, they're never really inactive anyway - someone like you could come along and ask for a cert from that register.

Note that not all marriages recorded in the registrars own register took place in a Register Office - in 1903, the main exception would be RC marriages, but before 1898 all non-conformist too. There are actually two ceremonies condycted at a regular church wedding: firstly, there's the religious ceremony; then there's the civil ceremony, which normally concludes with the signing of the register in the vestry afterwards. Only C of E priests (and jews and quakers) were initially trusted with overseeing the signing of the register, so if you got married in some other faith, the registrar would have to attend to oversee the signing, and these marriages would naturally wind up in his register.

Sidami

Sidami Report 21 Oct 2008 22:23

Many thanks

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 21 Oct 2008 22:03

Just look it up on free BMD and the refs should be there. then order on line from Gro. online. £7

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

Sidami

Sidami Report 21 Oct 2008 22:00

So they don't send their books to the archives like the church records then?

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

Sam

Sam Report 21 Oct 2008 21:55

You find the GRO ref in the indexes and send off for the certificate in the usual way.

Sam

Sidami

Sidami Report 21 Oct 2008 21:50

Where would I find records of a wedding in a register office 1903 please?
Sue

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.