Marriages mid 19c

[Maygladwin]

Hi, whilst looking at a marriage entry for 1879 I noticed that bride and groom were recorded as being at same address in Marshall Street Birmingham. Looking forward and back on the website I saw this was the situation for a lot of other couples though the streets varied. Could it be that there were lodging houses on these streets where the couples stayed prior to their wedding ? The groom of the couple I was researching lived locally.

[KGarrad]

Probably a simpler answer?
Banns had to be called at both the bride's parish and the groom's parish.
Much easier to live at the same address for the requisite period of time, and just use the one parish.

[Maygladwin]

Thanks for that idea,though I would have thought 2 Banns cheaper than 1 or 2 rooms at a lodging house ,as residence would be required for some weeks ?
I have tried the Birmingham History Forum to ask for local knowledge but my log in details won’t work anymore.

[Milliepede]

Could they be at a relatives house rather than a lodging house? 

If you have the number in Marshall Street you could look for it in 1881 to see who was living there.

[Maygladwin]

Good thought about 1881. I looked back through the register of marriages and other couples stayed on that same street prior to marriage. I think i know how to search on Ancestry for a street on 1881
Many thanks for responses.

[Milliepede]

It might confirm if indeed it was a lodging house - what number was it?

[Maygladwin]

It simply records “Marshall Street”

[Milliepede]

Not so helpful then.  Am looking at it now and can't immediately see any lodging houses but families may have taken lodgers in to make ends meet.

You could look for the surname of the groom if he was a local to see if any of his relatives were in that street.

[Maygladwin]

His family ,Mother ( father deceased) was living on Eyre Street. His bride’s family were in hereford.