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Marcie | Report | 20 Nov 2003 07:39 |
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hi today i received the transcript of my 5x greatgrandfather william bunch & mary searle 1739, i thought i would be receiving a copy of the certificate, how can i get a copy of this? i did it all through hants record office, is this the norm only to get the transcript? please advise marcie x |
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Margaret | Report | 20 Nov 2003 08:04 |
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Marcia Do you mean their marriage?, only it doesn't say. Marriage cerificates as we known them didn't start until 1837. What you probably have is a transcript of the entry in the parish register. In the early days, baptisms, burials and marriages were all in one book. The best you can hope for is a photocopy of the entry, but that is probably just a couple of lines saying ? of the parish of ? and ? of this parish were married and the date. Something like that. It may say if they were married by banns or licence. Not a lot more. No parents names or occupations or even signatures. I can't remember when they had to start signing or leaving their mark. It may have been 1837. You could always ring and ask Margaret |
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Marcie | Report | 20 Nov 2003 08:45 |
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hi margaret yes your right it was their marriage,if thats all i will get i think thats possibly as far as i can go,oh well off to get cup of tea and drown my sorrows,if only i could think of a way forward from here, there are lots of bunches in hants prior to william, its so frustrating, but anything else would be guessing, marcie xx |
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