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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Cedas on Wednesday 17 December 08 23:16 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone give me some advice? I have copies of parish records for marriages of ancestors where both parties are described as "of this parish". No names given for fathers so I am looking in same parish records for baptisms around 20+ years before the marriage without success. What I want to know is does "of this parish" mean literally born in the same parish or can you become "of this parish" by some other means.
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You only needed 3 weeks residence to be 'of this parish' in marriage entries.
Gadget
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"of this parish" at the time of marriage means that the person lived there at that time. It did not mean that they were born there.
See these topics also.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,33446.0.html
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,255430.0.html
Nell
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And if you were married by license, you only needed 15 days' residency. This is an excerpt from my gggrandfather's marriage allegation in 1836, in a standard wording:
In which said parish the said
[name] hath had his
usual abode for the Space of Fifteen Days now immediately preceding.
The entire thing is on Page 5 of my Scavenger Hunt a couple of threads down at the moment.
Cheers,
China
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Often licenses were granted for the parties to marry in any parish in the diocese. Two pairs of my ancestors fell into this category
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In this context what does the term "sojourner of/in this Parish" imply? I have come across several marriages (by banns not license) between sojourners - usually in towns. Were these people who worked in the parish they married in but lived in another parish - or perhaps who married in a church which they regularly attended but which was not their parish church? Can you help with this one?!
Rachel
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Hi Rachel :)
Quite a few explanations on this site, especially in the Lexicon. Here's one link:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,286159.0.html
Gadget
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Thank you, Gadget - now I know!
I don't usually make New Year resolutions but I think I'd better make one for 2009 to learn to navigate the further reaches of this site more thoroughly, thus improving my knowledge and saving the patience of others :-[ !
Rachel
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The Lexicon does often seem buried away, Rachel, so don't feel embarrassed. I sometimes forget where it is as well. Best thing to do is Bookmark it :)
Lots of good stuff there :)
Gadget
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Thanks to you all - the links have been really usefull though it would be much simpler if I really could assume "of this parish" meant they were born there. I now see the answers were there in rootschat all along but doing a search for "of this parish" didn't help before I wrote the query. Maybe we need a section for "answers to obvious questions" but who would be kind enough to maintain such a sectionh.
I have to say rootschatters are super kind and generous with their time and knowledge - you have all helped me out so often. thanks.
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Hi Cedas :)
I think Bob has set up the Lexicon for just this. Look here first:
http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/index.php
Gadget
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Bookmarked!! I'll check it out in future. thanks