Re second marriages to same person...could be that first marriage was in local church, not the one they went to so later they married in their 'right' church....only a suggestion. Robyn, Qld, Oz On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Adrian Bruce <abruce@madasafish.com> wrote: > <<snipped>> > If a marriage took place in Staffordshire ( I'm looking particularly at > Waterfall) in the mid 18th Century was there an absolute requirement to > note > whether the parties were ever married previously? > <<snipped>> > > My gut feeling is no, there was not an absolute requirement. > > My 3G GF married his second wife in Bristol in 1828. Actually, he married > her twice, but nothing he does surprises me. On the first occasion, she is > described as a Spinster and he as a Widower. On the second occasion there > is > nothing about the previous marital condition of either. > > So - if it says Spinster or Bachelor, then we can take it as true. If it > doesn't say anything, then I DON'T believe we can assume them to be > Spinster > or Bachelor. > > > Adrian B > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ****************************** > PLEASE keep your Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software up to date. BEWARE > of messages making it onto the List with a single URL. NEVER follow the > link. It's usually from an infected source! > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Robyn Freney-Shaw Manager/Co-Ordinator Spiritus Soup Kitchen Toowoomba.