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horselydown86

Brilliant! Thanks for your persistence and accurate deciphering of this script.
It's clearly the Quaker oath, with reference to the marriage banns being called prior to the wedding.

Save for one anomaly, which I'm working on, Richard Snowball is my 8th paternal great grandfather. I've tried to get some background context to all of the ancestors in my family tree (rather than a mere collection of dates) so it's been a most useful exercise and finding early Quaker roots is interesting.
Much appreciated and Happy Christmas. 

Steve

 horselydown86

Brilliant! Thank you very much. I'm really grateful for your input.
I think your effort hasn't been hampered by any other progress made. It just confirms the non-C of E format, to what is essentially a Quaker wedding.

Steve

Interesting. Quakerism had only been in existence since 1642, so this was a relatively early Quaker marriage. It adds an interesting perspective to my research.
Thanks Bookbox

Hi all
Is anyone able to help with the deciphering of this old text from an ancestor's wedding record, dated 1677?
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Steve

Thanks Trish
The parish record arrived this morning but it hasn't helped!
It also appears that the church had not quite got to grips with the new marriage laws, so although they were recording banns correctly they had not used the correct formula for the marriage itself and had written this in the margin later!
Both George Snowball and Mary Robso's banns are recorded as 'both of this parish'. So, is this the couple who move to Birtley, a distance of 30 + miles and if so, why a marriage so far from their roots?
However, they do seem to be the only likely contenders as George Jnr's parents, with few other leads to a Northumberland or Durham marriage of a George Snowball and Mary around 1750-60.