Marriage by Licence ??

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Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	Derek	Report	11 Apr 2007 16:00
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	I have a marriage certificate that says the couple were married by Licence ,what information does this Licence contain ?? can anyone help please . Many thanks Derek
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 1,670 Send Message	♥Athena	Report	11 Apr 2007 16:09
	The marriage licence bonds can contain quite a bit of info - usually the name of two bondsmen and their occupation (and relationship to the married couple, if any), it might say which parish each party was from, their ages, the occupation of the man, the date on which they intended to marry and in which parish etc. Which part of England were they wed? I have the Wiltshire marriage licence bonds on disk, if that's any help to you. Athena
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1,501 Send Message	Willow	Report	11 Apr 2007 16:14
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1,501 Send Message	Horatia posted this link a while back about marriage licences. www.yourfamilytreemag(.)co(.)uk/page/yft?entry=marriage_licenses_a_useful_resource I have located a copy of a marriage bond and allegation for one of my relatives given in 1778, buckinghamshire archives are going copy and post it out to me.