Hi Colete, It's difficult to answer your first question. Before 1837, the state did not keep records of the marriages of ordinary people. Record-keeping would have depended on religious authorities (from 1753, Church of England, Quaker, and Jewish marriages were officially recognised in England and Wales) and at least in the Church of England changed over time. For the most part, there were no official *birth* records in England and Wales before 1837. Baptisms were recorded by various Christian denominations but not everyone was baptized and, of those who were, some were baptized many years after birth. Many Church of England baptismal records have survived and may be seen online or in archives but Nonconformist and Catholic records are often hard to find. Concerning your David Arnold, remember that birthplaces as well as ages were often reported incorrectly in censuses. Sometimes the "birthplace" shown is the place where the person lived as a child; ages of middle-aged people are often off by 5-10 years. Best wishes, Seán On Wednesday, June 3, 2015, Colete Morlock via <glamorgan@rootsweb.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','glamorgan@rootsweb.com');>> wrote: > 1. Can anyone tell me what information would have been shown on the > Marriage Records? David Arnold/Jennet Jenkin show up on the "Glamorgan > Marriage Index, pre 1837" on Find My Past. > > 2. Also, since we can't find the birth record for David Arnold ( abt 1793 > in Llanwonno, Glamorgan, Wales), did it ever occur that a birth would not > have been recorded until years later? The only way I know the approximate > birth year is from the 1851 and 1861 Census. > > Thanks! > > Colete > -- > > >