Yes. Marriage required either banns or a license. In Cape Town in the 1800s, licenses were issued on a Saturday and the couple would be married in Church the next day. These licenses are interesting, for they include affidavits from the parents giving permission for minors to marry. Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 05:09:59 AM EST From: "Tombi Peck" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] DUPLICATE ORIGINAL REGISTER [!!!] Hi Steve, I was married in St. Matthias Anglican Church, Welkom by Special Licence in November 1962. Best wishes, Tombi Peck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Hayes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] DUPLICATE ORIGINAL REGISTER [!!!] > On 9 Feb 2014 at 7:39, BAZDER wrote: > >> May I but it with this query....Could marriages be performed in a church >> if by >> Special Licence? > > Yes. > > > -- > Steve Hayes > E-mail: [email protected] > Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com > Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm > Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 > Fax: 086-548-2525 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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