GENBRIT-L Archives

Archiver > GENBRIT > 2010-04 > 1271801821


From: Mike Fry <>
Subject: Re: Banns in one parish, marriage in another
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:17:01 +0200
References: <XLEqkUFk5zyLFwUo@virgin.net>


In article <>, says...
>
> The LMA records reproduced at Ancestry include the Banns for Walter
> Meader and Jane Rickard, published on 17, 24 & 31 October 1869 in St
> Mary's Church, Islington. Both are said to be "of this Parish."
>
> The same record set also includes the Marriage of Walter Meader and Jane
> Rickard or Richard (1) on 17 April 1870 at St Luke's, Old Street "after
> Banns." Groom's address is given as 7 Halls Place and Bride's as 6
> Halls Place so they were obviously both resident in the same Parish.
>
> Can I assume that for some reason the marriage did not take place when
> first intended and that either or both of them moved from St Luke's to
> St Mary's and the Banns would have been published again in that Parish?
> (I believe a Marriage had to take place within 3 months' of the Banns.)

I would conclude that that was what happened. For some reason, the
marriage never took place at St Mary Islington. The length of tie
between that series of events and the later marriage, should mean that
the Banns were called again, at St Luke Old Street. You'd need the Banns
book to prove that :-)

As for the first try... I've got one set of Banns for an ancestor of
mine where the marriage never took place. Indeed, the chap went on to
marry some completely different. In this case, the Banns book was
normally annotated with the date of the marriages, but for my chap,
there was no such extra date. Any chance that other entries in your
first Banns book have been annotated in this way?

--
Regards M.J.Fry (JHB)
Check out the s.g.b FAQs at http://www.genealogy-britain.org.uk/

This thread: