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From: "frederick jones" <>
Subject: Re: [CHS] Gabegan??
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 08:13:01 +0200
References: <002d01c1da83$4273a290$c35f86d9@jane5ziu4219un>


Hi Jane,
I assume that Warrington is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liverpool, in
which case there was/is a regulation that Parish Priests could not be given
the Authority to 'Marry' people in the same way that a CoE Priest or a
Registrar can. When we got married in Church by the Priest, we were
immediately whisked to the Vestry and went through a second ceremony before
the Registrar.Whether this situation of Religious/civil marriages applies in
other R.C. Dioceses or other faiths I am unaware. But it may explain the
"civil" nature of your marriage.

Fred Jones in sunny Johannesburg
----- Original Message -----
From: "jane rea" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 10:16 PM
Subject: [CHS] Gabegan??


> Hi,
>
> If anyone remembers my message of a few weeks ago - for deciphering the
maiden name of Ellen Flanagan - GABEGAN - (which was off a birth
certificate) - I've just found a marriage on Cheshire BMD for Patrick
Flanagan and Ann Canavan in 1854 - Warrington Civil Marriage.
>
> His name's correct - her name was Ellen on the birth cert and on all
census's - could it be Ann Ellen etc?
>
> Their 1st child was born in 1854 in Stockport - although this marriage is
in Warrington - they were both born in Ireland. Don't know if they 'stopped
off' halfway before deciding where to settle!
>
> Also - it was a civil marriage - they were catholic. How likely - do
listers think - this would be them?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jane
>
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