Thanks Eliz. I am familiar with that practice of Banns in the Catholic church but didn't want to assume it meant the same thing in the 1800's in Wales, 'cause one never knows for sure till one is enlightened. :) And my experience with the members of this List is that I'll know about the churches sooner rather than later. Appreciate your response. Regards, Nancy On Jun 26, 2013, at 3:22 PM, Eliz Hanebury wrote: > Banns are easy, they are announcements (three over three weeks) from the pulpit that a marriage is intended. This give anyone with an interest to declare the marriage couldn't take place. You can read more at > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banns_of_marriage > > I wait to hear about churches in Cadoxton area <G> > > Eliz > <snip> > >