In 1891 my grandmother Ellen married in her known name Nelly. Did people not have to prove who they were when they got married back then? Carol

[email protected] wrote: > In 1891 my grandmother Ellen married in her known name Nelly. Did people > not have to prove who they were when they got married back then? No, and they still don't. -- Charani (UK)

Thanks Carol -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 22 March 2007 17:40 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Nicknames on Marriage certificates In 1891 my grandmother Ellen married in her known name Nelly. Did people not have to prove who they were when they got married back then? Carol ............................................. Want to contact the local community? Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk ............................................. ------------------------------- 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