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marriage cert

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Carrie

Carrie Report 11 Oct 2007 14:41

Banns and License, via the Internet:))

Marriages normally took place following the reading of banns in a couple’s home parish on three successive Sundays. However, they could also be ‘by licence’, dispensing with the requirement for reading the banns and enabling the marriage to take place more quickly, and without publicity.

The majority of those issued were common licences, but some were special licences: the latter allowed for a marriage service to be performed in a church or chapel not normally licensed for weddings, or outside the normal hours.

Reasons for applying for a marriage licence varied. One was speed - useful for people perhaps going abroad or expecting babies.
Another was confidentiality: dispensing with the requirement to announce wedding banns meant that people could marry (or indeed, as was often the case, re-marry) more discreetly.


also

Before a couple could be married in the parish church their "banns" had to be read to the congregation for 3 consecutive Sundays before the union could be blessed. This allowed the locals to bring to the vicar's notice any reason why they should not be married in church (or, in extreme cases, married at all).
Where the couple came from different parishes the banns were read in both and a certificate issued by the vicar who was not performing the ceremony (usually, but not always, the service took place in the bride's parish). It is interesting to note that the parish given is sometimes that where the party resided and not necessarily where they were born.

Bryan HOGGARTH

Bryan HOGGARTH Report 11 Oct 2007 14:28

Can I suggest that if you do not know the answer to a question then you should not offer your guesses.
There are many good books around which give the proper answer to the question and an Internet search would have given the answer - which is not shown above.

Mary

Mary Report 11 Oct 2007 12:28

They both lived for many years after marriage so may be different religions.
Thanks everyone, Mary

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 11 Oct 2007 11:50

My gt. uncle married an RC woman in an RC church-he was CofE. Marriage was by certificate and is signed by the Priest and the Registrar.
Sylvia.

mgnv

mgnv Report 11 Oct 2007 10:41

Marriage by licence can take place almost anywhere, including a prison. Licences are often issued when one partner is dying, and the marriage could then take place in the invalid's home, or a hospital.

Jennifer

Jennifer Report 9 Oct 2007 19:38

Marriage by Certificate is when the marriage takes place in a Non Conformist Church or a Register Office. Today this will also include the many non church venues used for marriages.

Jennifer

Mary

Mary Report 9 Oct 2007 19:28

On the marriage cert underneath the couples info is printed "married in the ........ according to the rites and ceremonies of the established church, by ....... or after......... by me .........." the first blank says "parish church" the second "certificate " the third left blank.
Thanks for all the replies Mary

Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC)

Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC) Report 9 Oct 2007 19:18

Greeting’s………. Mary.

MARRIAGE via Certificate.

This is where one of the partners
Is not able to attend the reading of the Banns.
( due to being of an other faith )

So appoints a member of the Registrars staff
To sit in to hear them
Then a certificate is issued
Usually Marriage register is marked :~

“ By Certificate of the Registrar.”

By the way “ via Licence” can also be in a Church.

MIKE.

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 9 Oct 2007 19:02

Not heard of a marriage by certificate before. Do you mean marriage by License?

Mary

Mary Report 9 Oct 2007 18:51

Hi can anyone tell me the difference between being married by certificate and banns. I have a marriage by certificate both parties are widowed