In order to get married without trouble they had to show that they were not married elsewhere. People were always issued a moving certificate when they moved out of the parish and this paper showed, among other things, whether they were free to marry. Martin Annette Bowen skrev 2012-12- torsdag 02:35: > Thank you, Martin. Why would he need a certificate from Norway? It > looks like his birthplace was Köla, but he moved to Graf from Norway > in 1858. Does the certificate prove that he was not married in > Norway? > > Thanks. > Annette >

Thank you, Martin. That makes sense. He would have had a certificate even if he had just moved from one parish to another, right? Annette On 12/26/12, Martin <martin48@telia.com> wrote: > In order to get married without trouble they had to show that they were > not married elsewhere. People were always issued a moving certificate > when they moved out of the parish and this paper showed, among other > things, whether they were free to marry. > > Martin > > Annette Bowen skrev 2012-12- torsdag 02:35: >> Thank you, Martin. Why would he need a certificate from Norway? It >> looks like his birthplace was Köla, but he moved to Graf from Norway >> in 1858. Does the certificate prove that he was not married in >> Norway? >> >> Thanks. >> Annette >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >