I have two cases where there are duplicate marriages. In both, the first was in a register office, and the second in church. One of these was my mother-in-law and my wife's birthday is slightly less premature in relation to the first marriage! The second marriage, a month later in church, still records the couple as being spinster & bachelor ! I am told by my brother-in-law that on informing the registrar about his mother's death, & mentioning the two marriages that eyebrows were "raised". It seems that once the family found out then "proper thing" had to be done. Steve Chapman Winterborne Zelston, Dorset. www.seleston.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Beach" <geoff@beachfamily.plus.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 7:34 PM Subject: Duplicate marriages? > Listers, > Can anyone shed a ray of light to the issue I have with my ancestor > Thomas, > his 3rd marriage was at Bermondsey in October 1810, and later he marries > the > same spinster with the same name in Southwark in June 1811. I have copies > of > the relevant entries, so I'm not relying on IGI data, although it happens > to > be correct. > Appreciate any help, > Regards, > Geoff > South Wales. > > ______________________________

Hi Steve, both of these were Church weddings, initially I had thought the 2nd might be a mis-allocated baptism, but it seems not to be. Geoff South Wales -----Original Message----- From: Steve Chapman [mailto:schap@seleston.co.uk] Sent: 07 April 2006 12:28 To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SoG] Re: Duplicate marriages? I have two cases where there are duplicate marriages. In both, the first was in a register office, and the second in church. One of these was my mother-in-law and my wife's birthday is slightly less premature in relation to the first marriage! The second marriage, a month later in church, still records the couple as being spinster & bachelor ! I am told by my brother-in-law that on informing the registrar about his mother's death, & mentioning the two marriages that eyebrows were "raised". It seems that once the family found out then "proper thing" had to be done. Steve Chapman Winterborne Zelston, Dorset. www.seleston.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Beach" <geoff@beachfamily.plus.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 7:34 PM Subject: Duplicate marriages? > Listers, > Can anyone shed a ray of light to the issue I have with my ancestor > Thomas, > his 3rd marriage was at Bermondsey in October 1810, and later he marries > the > same spinster with the same name in Southwark in June 1811. I have copies > of > the relevant entries, so I'm not relying on IGI data, although it happens > to > be correct. > Appreciate any help, > Regards, > Geoff > South Wales. > > ______________________________