Banns were called for Florence SERCOMBE and Rowland William NIELD at Compton Gifford, Devon, on 31 Dec 1899 and the two following Sundays. The couple were not actually married, however, until 11 May 1903 at Coppenhall, Cheshire. One possible explanation for the 2 1/2 year delay is that Rowland was a soldier. I believe I've read that a soldier required permission from his commanding officer to get married. Is that true? And if so, will there be a record anywhere of the permission being denied?
Daniel, > I believe I've read that a soldier required permission from his commanding officer to get married. Is that true? Yes - and also in the Royal Navy, but I don't know about the RAF. That said - it WAS true - though I don't know when it was stopped. I know that it is traditionally still done, just as it is polite to invite your Commanding Officer to the wedding. I understand that there is still a letter format included in the Joint Services Publication (JSP) 101 - which is a wonderful book with formats for almost every eventuality - including surrendering your command and running your ship aground. Chris -----Original Message----- From: goons-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:goons-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Morgan via Sent: 29 November 2014 00:12 To: GOONS mailing list Subject: [G] permission for a soldier to marry Banns were called for Florence SERCOMBE and Rowland William NIELD at Compton Gifford, Devon, on 31 Dec 1899 and the two following Sundays. The couple were not actually married, however, until 11 May 1903 at Coppenhall, Cheshire. One possible explanation for the 2 1/2 year delay is that Rowland was a soldier. I believe I've read that a soldier required permission from his commanding officer to get married. Is that true? And if so, will there be a record anywhere of the permission being denied? _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message