Hi Mike, You probably have some opinions by now, but I just read under the heading Banns of Marriage Wikipedia quite an extensive piece on the Marriage Laws pertaining to different religions from 1754 on....... My interpretation was, that it was supposed to be the three Sundays prior to the Marriage and if a lengthy period was required between same, special permission could be obtained.... Anyway, have a look at it, if you haven't already. Cheers, Robyn -----Original Message----- From: london-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:london-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fry Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2011 2:34 AM To: london@rootsweb.com Subject: [LON] Valid Marriage? Hi All, This question is general in nature, but since it applies to a London church, I thought I'd post it here. To the best of my knowledge, after the calling of Banns, the couple have/had 3 months in which to get married. Was this also true in 1795, the year in which I have come across a small anomaly for some of my ancestors. Banns were called in St Saviour, Southwark, for Charles HEAD and Sally FOWLER on Feb 8th, 15th and 22nd. The subsequent marriage (same church) then doesn't take place until 1st Sep 1795. I can find no record of any other Banns having being called. Was this marriage actually valid? -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This mailing list works in parallel with the London surname interest list on the web at http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/london.html . Check for matching interests and add your own ! Any problems, please contact the List Admin: LONDON-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LONDON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message