From: Margaret Elliott <meelliott@btinternet.com> > Thomas HAIGH and Mary LISTER were married by licence with > consent of parents in Bradford Cathedral on 2/7/1818. > > I am anxious to find out what might be written on the bond or > licence. Can anyone help please? > > Regards > Margaret > Switzerland> It is unlikely that the licence has survived. Usually, these were given to the bridegroom to hand to the vicar when he married the couple and rarely kept by the family, so most didn't survive. If the bond has survived, then it may be at the Bradford Archives. I suggest you e-mail them. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Thanks. I'll get in touch with Bradford Archives. Regards Margaret On 3 Jan 2008, at 21:01, Roy Stockdill wrote: From: Margaret Elliott <meelliott@btinternet.com> > Thomas HAIGH and Mary LISTER were married by licence with > consent of parents in Bradford Cathedral on 2/7/1818. > > I am anxious to find out what might be written on the bond or > licence. Can anyone help please? > > Regards > Margaret > Switzerland> It is unlikely that the licence has survived. Usually, these were given to the bridegroom to hand to the vicar when he married the couple and rarely kept by the family, so most didn't survive. If the bond has survived, then it may be at the Bradford Archives. I suggest you e-mail them. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-YKS- BRADFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message