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Title: Marriage lookup St John's Hackney please
Post by: Alta on Sunday 28 June 09 05:54 BST (UK)

Pallots marriage index shows the marriage of  James Brunsden and Agnes  Vaughan St John's Hackney 1834. Time  permitting I would appreciate a lookup for the witnesses -  hoping to link two families . Thank you for reading this

Title: Re: Marriage lookup St John's Hackney please
Post by: Valda on Sunday 20 September 09 18:55 BST (UK)

Hi

They were bachelor and spinste both of this parish. Marriage was by banns and both signed. Witnesses were John Vaughan and Elizabeth Weston.

Regards

Valda

Title: Re: Marriage lookup St John's Hackney please
Post by: Alta on Thursday 24 September 09 10:07 BST (UK)

Thank you Valda

Title: Re: Marriage lookup St John's Hackney please
Post by: dawnsh on Thursday 24 September 09 20:28 BST (UK)

For info, they married on 3rd May 1834.

Dawn

Title: Re: Marriage lookup St John's Hackney please
Post by: Alta on Friday 25 September 09 04:12 BST (UK)

Thanks Dawn for filling in the dates
   
Interestingly-- living at the same address  as  the mother of  James Brunsden in the 1841 census is an Elizabeth Weston age 19  -   was there an age requirement for witnesses ?

Title: Re: Marriage lookup St John's Hackney please
Post by: dawnsh on Friday 25 September 09 13:11 BST (UK)

There was no age restriction. The requirement was to be able to give witness to the fact that a marriage between 2 people had taken place. They also didn't need to be able to write their names, as many witnesses I've seen signed their marks.

Dawn

Title: Re: Marriage lookup St John's Hackney please
Post by: Alta on Friday 25 September 09 18:59 BST (UK)

Thanks Dawn