Hi all, I have 2 ancestors (John Sykes & Mary Robinson) who were married in St Mary's Church Selby in 1829. Recently I received a copy of the marriage record, page 179, signed by a J Muncaster, indicating they were married by Banns in "this" church. The marriage as listed on the IGI, says it is from the Bishops Transcripts for the Anglican Church. However, if you put St Mary's Church, Selby, into Google it comes up with a Catholic St Mary's Church! On a visit from Oz in 2004, we went to visit both those churches in Selby. Knocking unannounced on the door where the catholic priest lived he kindly invited us in and then dived into a large box and together we went through several old books looking for either Sykes or Robinson names - then he told me that the catholic church wasn't there in 1829 anyway! A Google search for Jonathon Muncaster shows he was indeed a minister, of Gowthorpe, but of no stated religion. As a silly old 74 yr old, certainly not wanting to start a 'Holy War,' am I correct in assuming the marriage above was indeed an Anglican one! I realise that during certain periods churches "switched" under threat of severe penalty, according to the ruling parties at the time. Was the current Abbey in Selby also known as St Mary's around the time of 1829? Regards Ray ps if their is anyone else out there interested in Sykes or more particularly Robinson from that area and era I would like to hear from you.

Hi Ray - Check out this site: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Selby/index.html Under the list of Abbots and Vicars you will find Jonathan MUNCASTER 1819. To my mind there is no doubt that the marriage took place in the Abbey, and was therefore a Church of England service. Nancy McLaughlin Christchurch, NZ On 10/14/07, Ray Risely <risely@tadaust.org.au> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have 2 ancestors (John Sykes & Mary Robinson) who were married in St > Mary's Church Selby in 1829. > Recently I received a copy of the marriage record, page 179, signed by a J > Muncaster, indicating they were married by Banns in "this" church. > The marriage as listed on the IGI, says it is from the Bishops Transcripts > for the Anglican Church. > However, if you put St Mary's Church, Selby, into Google it comes up with a > Catholic St Mary's Church! > On a visit from Oz in 2004, we went to visit both those churches in Selby. > Knocking unannounced on the door where the catholic priest lived he kindly > invited us in and then dived into a large box and together we went through > several old books looking for either Sykes or Robinson names - then he told > me that the catholic church wasn't there in 1829 anyway! > A Google search for Jonathon Muncaster shows he was indeed a minister, of > Gowthorpe, but of no stated religion. > As a silly old 74 yr old, certainly not wanting to start a 'Holy War,' am I > correct in assuming the marriage above was indeed an Anglican one! > I realise that during certain periods churches "switched" under threat of > severe penalty, according to the ruling parties at the time. > Was the current Abbey in Selby also known as St Mary's around the time of > 1829? > > Regards Ray > ps if their is anyone else out there interested in Sykes or more > particularly Robinson from that area and era I would like to hear from you.