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MarysRoots

MarysRoots Report 10 Oct 2012 21:49

Hello,
I have found 2 marriages which seem to be the same people but the marriages are 2 days apart and in different places anyone ideas as to why this should be

Regards

Mary

Researching:
Hyde,Fullwood,HarveyMillington Areas Bilston,Sedgley.Tipton Staffordshire

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 10 Oct 2012 22:12

Where did you find the marriages and when did they occur please?

Just as an example, the IGI often has two dates and places for Scottish marriages pre statutory registration in 1855. This is can occur if the bride and groom are from different Parishes.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Oct 2012 22:14

Are you certain the first date is a marriage and not the banns

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

MarysRoots

MarysRoots Report 10 Oct 2012 22:20

Hello

I found them on Family search

John Pattrick & leah Smith

1st 14th Feb 1775 High Offley Stafford
2nd 12th Feb 1775 Adbaston Stafford

I've checked on Auto route and there's about 31/2 miles apart

Regards

Mary

Researching:
Hyde,Fullwood,HarveyMillington Areas Bilston,Sedgley.Tipton Staffordshire

MarysRoots

MarysRoots Report 10 Oct 2012 22:23

It says marriage so not Banns I don't think
Regards

Researching:
Hyde,Fullwood,HarveyMillington Areas Bilston,Sedgley.Tipton Staffordshire

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 10 Oct 2012 22:41

Well, I would think that one of them lived in High Offley and the other in Adbaston and the Banns were recorded in both Parishes.

MarysRoots

MarysRoots Report 11 Oct 2012 12:45

I can understand Banns being read in both places but not 2 marriages

Mary

Researching:
Hyde,Fullwood,HarveyMillington Areas Bilston,Sedgley.Tipton Staffordshire

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 11 Oct 2012 13:38

I wonder if the first one was preformed in the Non-conformist church and was also entered in the C of E (the only church) in the other parish where maybe one of them lived.

Not sure of the law at that time, but could it have something to do with recording so that it was known that one of the party now belonged to another parish and therefore would have no claim on any 'benefits' under the poor law.

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)

MarysRoots

MarysRoots Report 11 Oct 2012 13:58

Hello,

That sounds possible I'm not sure of law back then either :-)

Mary

Researching:
Hyde,Fullwood,HarveyMillington Areas Bilston,Sedgley.Tipton Staffordshire