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Register Office Marriages

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Karen

Karen Report 29 Nov 2004 15:02

Hiya I've got a registry office marriage in 1875 - they had been living together as husband and wife for 25 years and got married 6 months before he died - I think they only got married to make things official. Karen

♥♪ˇ Karen

♥♪ˇ Karen Report 29 Nov 2004 12:10

also if it was a second marriage they went to the registry office

Bluesavannah

Bluesavannah Report 29 Nov 2004 10:58

Thanks for all the info, much appreciated. Claire

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 29 Nov 2004 10:57

Claire, One reason why people married in Registry Offices may have been that they were of different religions. Another may have been because they had been brought up say, Methodist, they'd moved, and there wasn't a Methodist Chapel in their new neighbourhood. Or maybe they didn't follow any proscribed religion! maggie

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 29 Nov 2004 10:56

Hi, It was more common among those who were of a non-conformist religion. Gwynne

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

Bluesavannah

Bluesavannah Report 29 Nov 2004 10:40

Was it common to be married in a register office in the 1860's? Ive got 2 ancestors which were and thought i had read somewhere that it wasnt common for this to happen. Regards, Claire