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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: SapereAude on Saturday 02 September 23 21:29 BST (UK)
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Hi all,
I have found my 2x great uncle's WW1 service record and as that confirmed he was Roman Catholic, I realised that my 2x great grandparents' marriage would have been mixed religion: he (2x great uncle's brother) would have been Irish Roman Catholic, she was Church of England. They had a C of E marriage. I haven't found anything supporting that my 2x ggf converted. How common was that in the early 1900s?
Thanks,
SapereAude
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As far as I'm aware - there was no requirement to formally change religion to get married in the others church
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I think it was easier for. Mixed marriage between a Catholic and a C of E to marry in a C of E, gather than the reverse. Children of such a marriage were usually expected to be brought up as Roman Catholic.
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Going back to the 1950's & 60's in Liverpool - it was generally felt that any mixed marriage should take place in the bride's church
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How interesting, thanks. I don't know for sure what religion their children were brought up in, but I have found potential confirmation records for them (but there were a few with the same name in the area). Something that caught my eye and would prove they were RC is that my ggf's potential confirmation name was Patrick, and I know he adopted that as a middle name at some point in his life. How common was/is it to use confirmation name as middle name?