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From: "Cathy Day" <>
Subject: Re: Marriages in Britain [was] Nonconformist Registers, Dr William's Library
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:09:38 +1000
References: <20050810143839.JIVT9746.ibm58aec.bellsouth.net@mail.bellsouth.net> <42FA2311.2020308@sellon.vispa.com>

Andew Sellon wrote:
>
> Up until a comparatively recent time all marriages in England were
> solemnized in Anglican churches, even 'though those being married who
> were dissenters did not believe in the Trinity.
>
The Harwicke Marriage Act of 1753 decreed that for a marriage to be legally
valid in England or Wales it had to be celebrated in an Anglican church, and
at least one of the parties had to be resident in the parish. The only two
exceptions to this were Quakers and Jews, who could be married in their own
places of worship.

In 1837 these requirements were removed and legally valid marriages could
take place in any licensed location, including Registry Offices.

Cathy Day
Canberra, Australia

This thread:

• Nonconformist Registers, Dr William's Library by <>
  • RE: [HWE] Nonconformist Registers, Dr William's Library by "Marc Demarest" <>
  • Re: [HWE] Nonconformist Registers, Dr William's Library by Andrew Sellon <>

    • Re: Marriages in Britain [was] Nonconformist Registers, Dr William's Library by "Cathy Day" <>

  • Re: [HWE] Nonconformist Registers, Dr William's Library by "Carol J. Markillie" <>
  • Re: Re: [HWE] Nonconformist Registers, Dr William's Library by <>
    • Re: [HWE] Nonconformist Registers, Dr William's Library by Andrew Sellon <>
    • Re: Nonconformism in the UK Huguenot community by "fuller.tony" <>
      • RE: [HWE] Re: Nonconformism in the UK Huguenot community by "Marc Demarest" <>
  • Re: [HWE] Nonconformist Registers -> burial by Ray Timmons <>