Hi just wondering if any fellow Researchers , may have an opinion or indeed have come across the following situation . My GGGrandfather was Married in April 12 1846 In St Finbarrs , Cork City , on His Marriage entry his Father`s occupation is shown as a Labourer as was His Bride`s ( Margaret Mahoney) Fathers occupation was also shown as a Labourer .On their Marriage Cert Margaret used an X to sign Her name whereas Nathaniel did not. What i`m thinking is this it`s seems dubious to me that a Labourer from a Labourers Family as was his Brides Family , would Marry in St Finbarrs Church before they emmigrated ( His Bride was 3 months Pregnant at the time) , it seems to me they would`t bother , and they would be to Poor. The other thing was Nathaniel not using an X by his name, i wouldn`t think he would be able to read or write if he was a Labourer from a Labourers Family at that time. I`m thinking that the Families were from a Farming background , not a Labouring background. Any Opinions Welcome !. Regards Ron Lanning

Ron, I read somewhere where they had to produce proof of marriage before they could be accepted as a couple by the immigration agents. Jeanette Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Lanning" <ron@ykk.co.nz> To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:33 AM Subject: Ideas > Hi just wondering if any fellow Researchers , may have an opinion or > indeed > have come across the following situation . > > My GGGrandfather was Married in April 12 1846 In St Finbarrs , Cork City > , > on His Marriage entry his Father`s occupation is shown as a Labourer as > was > His Bride`s ( Margaret Mahoney) Fathers occupation was also shown as a > Labourer .On their Marriage Cert Margaret used an X to sign Her name > whereas > Nathaniel did not. > > What i`m thinking is this it`s seems dubious to me that a Labourer from a > Labourers Family as was his Brides Family , would Marry in St Finbarrs > Church before they emmigrated ( His Bride was 3 months Pregnant at the > time) > , it seems to me they would`t bother , and they would be to Poor. > The other thing was Nathaniel not using an X by his name, i wouldn`t think > he would be able to read or write if he was a Labourer from a Labourers > Family at that time. > I`m thinking that the Families were from a Farming background , not a > Labouring background. > > Any Opinions Welcome !. > > Regards > Ron Lanning > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > Threaded archives for IRL-CORK can be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/irl-cork > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >