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duplicate marriages/baptisms

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wisechild

wisechild Report 17 May 2010 15:45

In the late 1700s/early 1800s I have found several bapts or marriages which have taken place in small villages in West Cumberland, then appear to have been duplicated at St Michael,Workington.
Has anybody any idea why?
Marion

Wildgoose

Wildgoose Report 17 May 2010 16:42

Not sure about the marriages but maybe the baptisms in two places were to please both sets of grandparents. They shouldn't really have bp'd twice but it did happen.

On second thoughts; were the marriages really recorded in both places or was one in a Banns book? Just a thought.

Researching:
Northampton/Blisworth Northants/Hinderclay Suffolk

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 May 2010 18:04

If one of the bridal pair werent of the same parish then banns had to be published at both churches.People often got around this by trying to establish a six week residenecy in the same parish ie would take a suitcase to the brides home and then give the same address for residency

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

wisechild

wisechild Report 18 May 2010 07:18

Thank you both for your thoughts.
All the events are recorded twice on Familysearch & most of them are in both sets of parish records which I have seen.
I did wonder if perhaps St Michael was the "mother" church for the area although in most cases Cockermouth is nearer. It´s difficult to imagine how tiny these places were when you see them now.
It will probably remain a mystery.
Marion