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WEDDING BANNS - HOW CAN I FIND THEM??

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Catherine

Catherine Report 8 Mar 2005 09:56

Hi, Does anyone know where I can get copies of wedding banns?? Let me explain: Mygrandmother was left at the altar, (the best man brought a note from the Grooms mother saying that she thought he was too young too marry!!!), she was pregnant at the time with my Dad. Consequently my Grandfathers name is not on my Dad's birth certificate! Someone on here suggested I find the banns to find out his name! The Church where they were to be married was pulled down years ago - where will the banns be now? Cate :-S

Joy

Joy Report 8 Mar 2005 10:10

Hopefully they should be on microfiche in the relevant Records Office for the area. Joy

Catherine

Catherine Report 8 Mar 2005 10:13

Thank you Joy. Looks like I'll have to go away for the weekend - I'm in suffolk, records ofice in Cheshire! Cate :))

Karen

Karen Report 8 Mar 2005 10:13

Hi, If you go to the local records office for the area she nearly married in they should have the parish records available to view. You could give them a call first to check. Good luck Kx

Catherine

Catherine Report 8 Mar 2005 10:16

Thanks Karen Cate :)

Sandra

Sandra Report 8 Mar 2005 10:17

hi you could ask on the records board if anyone has a parish records cd hope this helps sandra

Karen

Karen Report 8 Mar 2005 10:19

Hi Catherine - you could try posting a request on the Records Office board. You never know there may be someone willing to do a look up for you....... Kx

~Little Ray of Sunshine~

~Little Ray of Sunshine~ Report 8 Mar 2005 10:24

Cate, The library in the town that she was to be married in may hold the records. I know mine does and it's only a small library. c x

Catherine

Catherine Report 8 Mar 2005 10:29

Hi, Thanks for all replies. I am looking for the Stockport area, so will need to organise a weekend away, as it seems I need to see the actual parish records. Had a slim hope that there might be something on-line! Cate :)

Joy

Joy Report 8 Mar 2005 10:37

If I were you, I would first subscribe to the rootsweb mailing list for Cheshire (it is free) and ask someone there if anyone can help. You can find it by going into rootsweb*.*com - remove asterisk - then into mailing lists for countries and counties, then Cheshire. Subscribing - send an email to CHESHIRE-D-request at sign rootsweb*.*com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. Hope this helps. :-) Joy PS sorry cannot put the symbol for the at sign here!

Crista

Crista Report 8 Mar 2005 10:43

You could also order the parish records at your local LDS centre. Crista

Catherine

Catherine Report 8 Mar 2005 10:43

Joy, Am on rootsweb now but can't find countries and counties! Cate :-S

Joy

Joy Report 8 Mar 2005 10:46

If you are on the home page of rootsweb - at the top it says things like family trees mailing lists message boards ... etc ... - Click on mailing lists. Hope this works. Joy

Joy

Joy Report 9 Mar 2005 09:58

did it work, Cate? :-) Joy