History question

[10KEN]

 Hi,
    In the 1750s , would a woman be married in her Parish,and did the man travel
there ,what if there was no Church ,this is in rural north Cumberland.
  Thanks 10KEN.

[Pheno]

I don't think there was any regulation about a woman having to be married in her parish and the bridegroom traveled.

However, that early there were only certain churches allowed to conduct marriage ceremonies (they could all undertake christenings and burials) so lots of couples did travel to a church outside their small parish.

Pheno

[GrahamSimons]

It was more common for the bride to be marries in her own church. But no rules. Some parish registers recorded the abode of the bride and groom; many did not.

[Maiden Stone]

Do a search for Hardwicke's Marriage Act (1753/4) to see what situation regarding marriages was in 1750s. The Act was an attempt to prevent clandestine marriages.

[10KEN]

 Thanks Phend, GrahamSimons and MaidenStone for u/r info.
    10KEN.

[clearly]

I am not aware that there were any parishes without a church in the 1750s, although Kirkandrews on Eden may be an exception. The convention is that the bride gets married in her home church but if the marriage was by banns, then the banns would be read out in the parish church of the bride and the parish church of the groom. Can you say which parish you are concerned with?

[10KEN]

 Hi clearly,
             I was researching my G-motherx5 with not much success.
            10KEN.

[GrahamSimons]

Please can you give us what you know about her? Place names?
Names, name of husband, children's birthplaces and dates (or baptisms), deaths?

Many places in Cumberland didn't have a church, but they would be part of a parish which did have a church; that meant long walks for church services. At that time the parish was a chuch concept, and the creation of civil parishes was a later event.

[Skoosh]

In Scotland folk were often married in the manse, marriage was not a sacrament anyhow in the Church of Scotland, (still isn't,) so church weddings were not a big deal back in the day. What was important was getting the banns called in both? parishes and that there were no objections to the marriage.

Skoosh.