Questions tagged [marriage-practices]
For questions about customs, traditions, and laws associated with marriage. Marriage is the social, legal or religious union of two individuals.
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Understanding why same couple seemingly married twice within year
I've found the record of the marriage of my 8x great-grandparents. However, I've actually found two different records that both appear to document their marriage, on two different dates.
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Married twice, but …
If this be bigamy, make the most of it! :-)
William Mays and Eva Kamp married in an Oklahoma Presbyterian church in 1925.
In 1928, they married in a Roman Catholic church in the next county.
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What is a spinster widow in a North Carolina marriage record?
I found a marriage record:
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (FamilySearch)," database with images,
FamilySearch (10
March 2021), W J Moses Knight and Charity Wenton, 22 Sep 1761;...
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Were 1700's Danish betrothals more likely to be of a couple that went through their confirmation ceremony together?
Was it considerably more common for marriages in 1700's Denmark to be comprised of a bride and groom from the same parish who also had their confirmation ceremonies in the same year or even in the ...
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was proof of first wife's death required for marriage in England in 1938?
My parents marriage certificate in 1938 shows my father as a widower but I have been unable to find a previous marriage or any records showing him as being married before. Would proof of first wife's ...
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What are the reasons people from the same parish may have married by license?
My ancestor William Ward married Margaret Powell in 1706. They both resided in the parish of Overton, Flintshire (in Wales) and married by license.
I have heard that typically the purpose of ...
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How long might a couple have 'courted' and been engaged in mid-nineteenth century Wales?
What might the 'courting' and engagement period have been for a young couple in mid-nineteenth century Merthyr Tydfil. Their ages were both recorded as 21 at their marriage in the Register Office (...
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Do Quakers typically have their marriage records recorded with the government?
I'm looking for a supposed marriage record between a John Woodson b. 1655 in Curles, Henrico, Colony of Virginia and a Mary Tucker b. 1660 in Curles, Henrico, Colony of Virginia and married on 20 Aug ...
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Why would relatives in Massachusetts cross New Hampshire border to be married?
I have been doing some genealogical research, and have stumbled across an unusual scenario. Several relatives, between 1930 and 1960, traveled from Lawrence, MA to Windham, NH to be married. As far as ...
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What does 1898 wedding/memorial announcement from Germany, Austria, or Slovenia say?
I have what I assume is a wedding announcement or memorial:
I believe this memorializes the marriage between Alois Kovach and Josephine Gregorčič who were married in either Germany, Austria, or ...
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Did bigamous marriages need to be annulled?
I have a great great uncle Ernest who was legally married in England in 1905. He and wife went separate ways shortly after the birth of their daughter, who died at 11 months, but they did not divorce.
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Why would people have to pay marriage licence bonds?
Why would two people over 21 have to pay a Licence bond in Wiltshire in the 1700s?
My 4x great grandparents paid a bond, even though they were both over 21.
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Why did my mother have two names when she married in Jaffa in 1946?
My father Alan Arthur Dear married my mother in Jaffa in 1946. Her name was Ruth Schonberg. I have however found 2 records of marriage for him in Jaffa in 1946. One to Ruth Schonberg and one to Ruth ...
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How do I indicate that two people have children but never married?
Many children's parents in my family tree were never married. How do you put down the mom and dad and show they were never married? This always gets me in trouble because people say, "We were never ...
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To what extent would people in the 1800s travel to get married?
I have ancestors from Hull. I have found a marriage certificate that I think is theirs but that places their marriage in Leeds. How likely is it that they would travel all the way to Leeds to get ...
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