-----If you want to read about Roman Catholicism in Coventry try the Victorian County History of Warwickshire: The link to the index page is http://www.british-history.ac.uk/catalogue.asp?gid=34 the link to Coventry's Roman Catolic churches is http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=16040 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Temple" <marytemple@gmail.com> To: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 5:28 AM Subject: [WAR] Roman Catholic Marriages > Hello all > > I have a puzzle and who amongst has not! Well more than one actually, but > they are related. > > My great grandparents Henry Richardson and Ann Thacker were married - > according to the certificate - in the Roman Catholic Church in the > District > of Coventry and - again according to the certificate were - married in the > Roman Catholic Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Roman > Catholic Church by me J A A Clarkson and signed also by John Weston > Registrar. This was on the thirteenth Day of April 1846. At the time of > his > marriage Henry was living at Town Wall in the City of Coventry and Anne in > Harnall Lane in the City of Coventry. > > Does any one know the name of the Church please? > > I have also been told several times that a marriage in a Roman Catholic > Chuch did not happen at this time, they were all married in C of E > Churches > first and then may be had their own ceremony later. Well we certainly have > one here that did - does any one else have such a marriage???? Certainly > the > registrar was present and that made it legal. > > Certainly at least one partner, the Richardsons or the Thackers must have > been Roman Catholic, perhaps both, but it has not come down this side of > the > family. Their son, Joseph, my grandfather, was married in St Andrews in > Leicester. > > This may well be why I am having trouble finding the birth of Henry's > father, John c1790 - which can be either in Brailles or Coventry according > to which census is consulted. There is a RC Church in Brailles I notice. > Some difficulty with William Thacker's birth and death, William was of > course Ann's father. > > Does anyone else have the same problems please - trying to locate records > that may have been Roman Catholic? > > Best wishes to all listers > > Mary > Western Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WARWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >