Welsh marriage licences

[baytree1970]

I saw on the Library of Wales website that there's a licence for a marriage in Denbighshire I'm interested in. Is there any way to see it apart from visiting the archives in Wales?

[Cas (stallc)]

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[CaroleW]

Have you read their website?  If you use Google it seems to suggest you need to be a library member & create an account & login

I may be reading it wrongly  so best to have a look yourself

[pb_devon]

Like you baytree, I’ve not read the website, but often it’s cheaper to request and pay for a photocopy/scan than to visit (and pay for a copy!).

[baytree1970]

I've been around and around their website and I don't find it clear. But I guess it's the usual thing - either you have to visit in person or pay for a librarian to send you a copy of the document remotely. They don't say how much it costs but if it's similar to other archives, maybe £25-30? I'll check, but if so then that's unaffordable. If genealogy only required the purchase of a single document like this, fair enough, but it requires scores of such docs and is therefore potentially an enormous money pit. I understand why they charge, but does it need to be so expensive? 

OK, rant over. Thanks to all who replied.

: )

[pb_devon]

"does it need to be so expensive"

well, yes, it does!
Archiving old documents is not cheap...and someone has to pay!

[CaroleW]

Why not give them a ring tomorrow to check?  Might be cheaper in the long run

[Drosybont]

And perhaps check what details you can expect to find in the marriage licence, if there is particular information you are looking for.  The ones I have seen have little more than the date, the names of the people marrying, their parishes, the place where the licence permits them to marry, and the groom's signature.

Drosybont

[baytree1970]

I agree that the licence is unlikely to offer much new info, but when you're faced with a brick wall every little bit counts.