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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Norfolk => Topic started by: ShannonF on Monday 17 February 14 21:22 GMT (UK)

Title: Banns - Fuller/Knights?
Post by: ShannonF on Monday 17 February 14 21:22 GMT (UK)

I have a marriage for Henry 'Fallow' (Fuller) to Anne Knights in Kirstead 1798, but I cannot find the Banns anywhere. I have not been able to trace where Henry and Anne came from (though I have a few possibilities), so I was quite eager to find where the banns were read as I believe they would have been read in the parish they were from? Can anyone tell me why I can't find them anywhere? For Kirstead it does not appear that the banns are missing for this period in time.

Title: Re: Banns - Fuller/Knights?
Post by: Annette7 on Tuesday 18 February 14 02:06 GMT (UK)

The marriage record on 17/2/1798 shows both were of the parish of Kirstead so banns wouldn't have been read elsewhere.

Annette

Title: Re: Banns - Fuller/Knights?
Post by: ShannonF on Tuesday 18 February 14 09:37 GMT (UK)

Do you know why there would be no record of the banns in the parish? I have noticed that with his second marriage the same thing happened...no banns?

Title: Re: Banns - Fuller/Knights?
Post by: The Yokel on Tuesday 18 February 14 09:59 GMT (UK)

If you compare the Marriage register to the Banns register there seems to be a few Banns missing.

Maybe they came from a nearby parish and had to get married quickly ;), I think they only had to be in the parish three weeks to qualify to being of this parish.

yokel

Title: Re: Banns - Fuller/Knights?
Post by: ShannonF on Tuesday 18 February 14 10:13 GMT (UK)

Thanks Yokel. I thought there was something about only being resident three weeks. I presume they must have had a reason for a hasty marriage! Must be an unfortunate coincidence that his second lot of marriage banns are also missing.

Title: Re: Banns - Fuller/Knights?
Post by: Pejic on Tuesday 18 February 14 10:48 GMT (UK)

Licence?

Title: Re: Banns - Fuller/Knights?
Post by: ShannonF on Tuesday 18 February 14 10:51 GMT (UK)

It states Banns on the register, and Henry was only an agricultural labourer; I don't think they would have been a position to afford a licence. Thank you for the suggestion, though. 

Title: Re: Banns - Fuller/Knights?
Post by: findem on Tuesday 18 February 14 22:27 GMT (UK)

Some of my Ag Labourer ancestors married by licence, they had someone, mostly their employers, stand surety for the licence bond, the licences in those I've seen, the person/s who are standing surety are named .

Regards.

Title: Re: Banns - Fuller/Knights?
Post by: ShannonF on Monday 02 June 14 19:24 BST (UK)

Thanks findem, hadn't considered that.

Shannon