It is cheaper to order the film containing the marriage license from Family history library and look at it at ur local family history library. Cost 7.50 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2014, at 6:01 AM, "David Railton" <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a follow up to my previous request for information about marriage > licences which you will see below. > > > > I have now found what appears to be the source of archived marriage records > for Philadelphia at: > http://secureprod.phila.gov/wills/marriagerecordinfo.aspx > > > > Before I send my request for a copy of the information they hold together > with $35 I am hoping that that someone can give me some advice about this: > > Have I got the right website? > > Does anyone have any experience of making applications to > City Hall for marriage records? > > Will the information they provide include a copy the > application and of the license? > > Will either of these records show more than is given on the > church register of names, addresses and date of marriage? > > In particular will the application and/or license show the status of the > couple - spinster/bachelor, widow/widower, divorced and details of previous > marriage. > > > > Thank you > > > > David Railton > > Cheshire, England > > > > > > From: David Railton [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 12 March 2014 16:24 > To: [email protected] com ([email protected]) > Subject: Marriage record - Phiadelphia - 1887 > > > > I have a copy of a church record of a marriage in Philadelphia in 1887. Can > anyone please tell me what the procedure was for the documentation of a > marriage at that time? Would a license need to be taken out before the > marriage? If so how would it be possible for me to obtain a copy of the > licence and from where? > > > > Thank you. > > > > David Railton > > Cheshire, England > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > ********* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message