Sub-series
MARRIAGE ALLEGATIONS
Catalogue reference: FM I
What’s it about?
This record is about the MARRIAGE ALLEGATIONS dating from [1632-1900].
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Lambeth Palace Library.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Lambeth Palace Library.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FM I
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Title (The name of the record)
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MARRIAGE ALLEGATIONS
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Date (When the record was created)
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[1632-1900]
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Description (What the record is about)
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These affidavits or allegations were entered in registers until 1698 and signed by those making the oath. After this date the original forms were bound up in yearly or half-yearly volumes until 1938 when they were filed loose, with other relevant papers. The allegations give details of the names, ages and respective parishes of the parties, and sometimes details of their parents or professions.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Lambeth Palace Library
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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On microfilm to 1850. Must be consulted on microfilm.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The canons of 1603 (E. Gibson, Codex Iuris Ecclesiastici (Oxford, 1761), pp.314-316) required the authorities, before granting a licence, to demand the oaths of two sufficient persons as to the consent of the parents and the absence of impediment to the marriage. By the Marriage Act of 1753, 26 Geo.II, c.33, one of these had to be a party to the marriage.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/52895ba1-f65e-416f-a9eb-5a8a6b925bf9/
Series information
FM
PAPERS RELATING TO THE ISSUE OF MARRIAGE LICENCES
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Lambeth Palace Library
Within the fonds: F
THE FACULTY OFFICE
Within the series: FM
PAPERS RELATING TO THE ISSUE OF MARRIAGE LICENCES
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MARRIAGE ALLEGATIONS