I have always found that to mean he/she was living in that Parish at the time of marriage, not necessarily born there. A search of future Census may give his/her birthplace, you will have to hope they live another 47/48 years to make the 1851 Census.{;-) Colin in a cooler Brisbane. ----- Original Message ----- From: beric To: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:56 AM Subject: [B'ham] Correct interprretation Marriage certificates indicate the person 'Of this Parish'. Does this mean residing at that time or place of birth? I have a forebear married at St Philip in 1804 and the record states he was of this parish, but there is no record of his birth in the area. Help on this query would be greatly appreciated. Eric. _____________________________________________ Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message