The custom at the time was that the marriage would take place at the brides parish, the groom getting residential qualification by lodging in the parish or by the incumbent noting on the register. Occasionally you see a note such as sojourner indicating that there was no right of settlement. Marriages in this manner were usually by banns. If there was a potential just cause or impediment -under 21, consanguinity, settlement issues, then the marriage would be by licence issued by the Archdeacon. These licences could specify the parish in which the marriage was to take place. I have a suspicion that the Exeter Licences may have been lost in the Blitz. In this case the register should state by licence. I have also read that some Archdeacons would "promote" the use of the cathedral. Until Lord Hardwicks act there was a third route to marriage - a clandestine or irregular marriage. The most famous were Scottish "Gretna Green" style marriages and Fleet Prison marriages. It seems also that various clergy were willing to bend the rules. Gretna Green specialised in runaways and the Fleet no questions asked. It seems Exeter may offer the service. Cheers Paul -----Original Message----- From: DEVON [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Treeby (Genealogy) Sent: 15 September 2017 16:12 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DEV] Marriage in Exeter Cathedral Have a look at http://ukga.org/england/Devon/cathedral/index.html and then from links at bottom navigate to page vi. As this will give description of what was found re Marriages at Exeter Cathedral. As seems that people from all over the County married at Exeter Cathedral. Tim Treeby DFHS : 13926 On 15/09/2017 15:20, Philip Austin (Moor-Park) wrote: > My 3 x Great-grandparents were married in Saint Peter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England on 20 Dec 1835. > > They were both born in Exeter but were working class so I was surprised when I found their marriage. > > Mary Ann Venn 1815-1891 and James Dobb 1809-1866. > > James was a maltster and Mary was in domestic service. > > Jenny. > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=devon ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message