Nearly all of my experience is with Polish parishes...St. Stanislaus Kostka, St. Aloysius, and St. Hedwig seem to stand out.   They all vary a bit in format and content, i.e., St. Stan's is the only one I've seen that indicates the addresses of the bride and groom.  Sometimes it seemed to depend upon which priest was making the entry.  Some were very diligent and precise in detail, while it was apparent others just wanted to get it over with...with those, you are lucky to get the names and date.   The worst were those who didn't even bother to record the marriage entry.  I have two of those.  One for a cousin on my Mom's side; the church was St. Boniface (1910).  The other was for my paternal grandparents; the church was St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral (1916).  I petitioned St. Nicholas and the Archdiocese of Chicago Archive Department (St. Boniface's recorded are stored there), providing copies of the County marriage licenses as proof, with a notarized certification on the back indicating the source and verifying that it was a true and correct copy.  Both incorporated the information into their records as an addendum.   Ruth --- On Tue, 4/28/09, patricia meyers <pattimeyers67@att.net> wrote: From: patricia meyers <pattimeyers67@att.net> Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] William Morley To: il-cook-chicago@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 9:29 AM Hi, Ruth, What church are you referring to?  I haven't had that luck with my family.  I have seen records for a time frame where the priest mentioned the county in Ireland where the family originated...very helpful, but for the most part, I've only seen the names of witnesses.  No parents but that could be because the parents were deceased. Patti ________________________________ From: Ruth Susmarski <rususmar@yahoo.com> To: il-cook-chicago@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 8:12:20 AM Subject: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] William Morley I'm not sure about all church records, but I know the Roman Catholic church marriage records for my family during that timeframe are a wealth of information.  Parents are almost always listed, as well as the age and residence of the bride and groom and, often, where they were born...particularly helpful if not in the U.S.  Witnesses are also listed, which sometimes connects you to additional family members.  Again, this is what is contained in the Roman Catholic church marriage records in that timeframe.   Ruth --- On Tue, 4/28/09, GEORGE MORLEY <gemor01@yahoo.ca> wrote: From: GEORGE MORLEY <gemor01@yahoo.ca> Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] William Morley To: IL-COOK-CHICAGO@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 6:43 AM I received a copy of the marriage license for William Morley and Mary Jane Davidson in 1887 from IRAD.Is there anything that would contain information as to Williams parents names or should I go to the county clerks office?Would the church record have more information? Thanks,George in Canada.       __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message       ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message