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The Common Room / Re: What Country is your research ?
« on: Thursday 18 March 10 13:15 GMT (UK)  »
My interest is emigrants, in a very general way. That is to say I don't do specific research about my own relatives, but am involved in a project to create guides for Swedish researchers. As might be suspected these guides would be used if and when someones research cross a border, in this case to Ireland or England. I have been working on this for a couple of months now, using the net to find archives, forums and other poi about several European countries.
Of course my documentation must be limited to entry points to
research in your countries, perhaps adding some general ideas about how to continue.
This became a long story about a small thing, but, since you have read this far maybe I may ask for the favor of some general hints on how to begin searching for emigrants; more specific - people leaving England/Ireland for Sweden.
I think I am beginning to catch some of the archives system, but there may be other aspects on the above.

Anyway, this seem to be an interesting forum !
/Peter

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Simple(?) explanation
« on: Thursday 18 March 10 09:20 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Stan,
That made it a bit less confusing. One question remain, though. If I get it right(and in very simple terms), the Bond is a declaration by the supposed groom that the intended marriage is, to his knowledge, "ok". The declaration is signed under threat of penalty, in this case £200.

Then, there's the allegation/affidavit which,to me, is pretty much the same ?

Supposedly I am missing something due to the legal wording; this is certainly not everyday language, at least not to me.....
Peter
 

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Family History Beginners Board / Simple(?) explanation
« on: Wednesday 17 March 10 14:32 GMT (UK)  »
Please help me understand the following:

"Records of marriage licences provide information concerning some Church of Ireland marriages before 1845.
People wishing to obtain a licence to marry without having banns called were required to enter into a bond with the bishop of the diocese."

I can understand the text as such, but not the actual meaning of the second part - enter into a bond ?
The license to marry did exist here in Sweden also, but the "bond" thing I can't imagine what it is. Can someone explain ?









 

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