Series
CALENDAR OF MARRIAGE LICENCES
Catalogue reference: DS/MC
What’s it about?
This record is about the CALENDAR OF MARRIAGE LICENCES dating from 1877 - 1910.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DS/MC
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Title (The name of the record)
- CALENDAR OF MARRIAGE LICENCES
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1877 - 1910
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Description (What the record is about)
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The calendar (previously referenced DS/MB/1) includes marriages in parishes previously in the Diocese of Rochester (1877 - 1904) and those in the Diocese of Southwark (1905 - 1910). Only the date of the licence and the names of the bride and groom are recorded. For example:
Date of licence Groom Bride
26 October 1877 William Embleton Ann Kirk.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>See also Marriage Licences 1940 - 1958 (DS/MB) and Marriage Warrants and Affidavits (Licences) 1905 - 1974 (DS/MP). For Marriage Warrants for the Diocese of Rochester (1886 - 1905) see DR/MP.</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 0.50 linear feet
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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AC/62/55
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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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Under Canons 101 to 103 of 1604 marriage licences could only be issued by the ecclesiastical authorities who had jurisdiction over the parish where the marriage was to take place. Licences enabled couples to marry without publication or calling of banns in church.
Usually the licences were handed over to the marrying couple. Sometimes they may be found among the parish records where the marriage took place, but most marriage licences have not survived.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e5cfa2d3-041b-437b-8316-d1882b0d7803/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
Within the fonds: DS
DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK
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CALENDAR OF MARRIAGE LICENCES