Marriage Certificates only began with civil registration from 1837. Before that date there is just the entry in the church register which can be viewed on film at various places which is presumably what you have seen. There are transcriptions but it is best to have a look at a film of the original because there might be more information than has been transcribed. There also might be a record of the banns before the marriage, if one of them came from another parish then there will also be a record in the banns for that parish. Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS -----Original Message----- From: Jimmy [mailto:doris.higson@ntlworld.com] Sent: 22 July 2006 09:21 To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] St Marys Deane Hi Val I have found an ancester in the parish records at St Marys Deane could I get a marriage certificate from 1773 if i contact them Regards Jim ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ====