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Title: Notes on Wexford marriage records
Post by: vihar2203 on Wednesday 28 February 07 20:29 GMT (UK)

Hello all

I have received a scan of a marriage record. At the end of the record it says " by dispensation in time " or something like that as the end of the scan is quite dark. Could anyone be able to tell me what this means and if Latin was used on marriage records ?
Many thanks

Tony

Title: Re: Notes on Wexford marriage records
Post by: joani on Wednesday 28 February 07 23:09 GMT (UK)

I went to www.google.com and typed in "by dispensation in time"+marriage.
Catholic marriages have been frowned upon during Lent. Banns were read 3 weeks before  the marriage. Maybe the couple wanted to be married close to  Lent and the marriage banns were dispensed with. There are other reasons for this dispensation--just go the the website.
Very interesting.
Let me know if you have any trouble accessing the site.