Oh dear Chris, I'll have to order in the films again and have a look. Didn't think of that - how stupid of me! Will leave it for another time. Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Watts" <ml@ctwatts.plus.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [SoG] Duplicate marriages? > Kay > The telling point, in your case at least, would be whether the signatures > were real or made by the copier. > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kay DONALD CLARK" <grannykay@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:02 AM > Subject: Re: [SoG] Duplicate marriages? > > > | Dear Geoff > | > | I have had a very similar experience but in Scotland which may make this > | reply superfluous! > | > | My couple were married on exactly the same day in two different places. > In > | the end I have decided that they were married in the local church and > then > | the register entries were sent in to the main church and entered again. > | There were several miles between the two. I have consulted others on > this > | and nobody has a better explanation. Some of the other marriages around > the > | same time were in both registers and some were not so I couldn't account > for > | that. These were not Banns but the bride and groom could have come from > | each of the churches. I have not yet found their births. We are > talking > | 1792 here. > | > | Is it possible that Bermondsey had to report to Southwark being the > "senior" > | church? > | > | Kay > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Geoff Beach" <geoff@beachfamily.plus.com> > | To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> > | Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 7:34 PM > | Subject: [SoG] 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. > | > > | > > | > > | > | -- > | This email has been verified as Virus free > | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > >