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Joan | Report | 1 Aug 2006 03:56 |
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Hi Ray, Thanks for reminding me about using Google!! Sometimes I get so caught up in 'wondering what or why' that I forget the more obvious solutions. Many thanks to you, and Donna, Anne and John who gave me some of their time. Happy searching to you all, Joan |
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TiddlyBow | Report | 31 Jul 2006 17:25 |
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Joan. A regular marriage was conducted in a Church by a minister, after Banns were posted. An irregular marriage could be one of three forms. My grandparents were married in 1907 by warrant of Sheriff-Substitute, by Declaration in front of Witnesses. The marriages are legal. Just Google 'Scotland irregular marriages' and read all about it. Ray. |
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Joan | Report | 31 Jul 2006 13:32 |
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Hi Donna and Anne, Thank you both for your help with my query. I think you may be right, Donna, about it being a registry office wedding which might make sense in wartime when there may not have been time for reading banns but I hadn't thought about checking on Scotlandspeople, Anne, which I will do...in the morning... as it is a rainy wet night here in Melbourne and time for me to be off to bed. Have a good day and thanks again, Joan |
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Anne | Report | 31 Jul 2006 08:50 |
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Scottish law is different from English Law - they were separate countries until after the death of Elizabeth 1. I can't remember the date uf union. Anyway, in Scotland there was a 'common law marriage'. I think they just had to swear there was no impediment to the marriage to regularise the union. Is ther any background information on the Scottish website - I think it is Scotlands people Anne |
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Donna | Report | 31 Jul 2006 08:11 |
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Hi Joan, I have one like that for a 2nd marriage in Glasgow in 1923. As it was a 2nd marraige I assumed, rightly or wrongly, that it was probably a registery office/civil wedding (the address of the marriage wasn't a church), as those get posted on a board rather than banns being read in Church. Hope that's maybe of some use to you. Good luck Donna |
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Joan | Report | 31 Jul 2006 04:46 |
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Hi everyone- can someone fill in a gap in information for me? I have a couple married in Scotland in 1918, where instead of banns and Church rites they were married 'by declaration' and in the space for the officiating minister's name it reads 'Warrant of Sherriff Substitute'. Was this a wartime thing or can anyone explain what it meant? Many thanks Joan |
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