Apologies for my ignorance, but how would I find a marriage licence for Wath upon Dearne in 1799? Regards Margaret Switzerland

From: Margaret Elliott <meelliott@btinternet.com> > Apologies for my ignorance, but how would I find a marriage licence > for Wath upon Dearne in 1799?> It is most unlikely the licence itself still exists. The licence was given to the bridegroom to give to the vicar and few have survived. What you might find are marriage bonds and allegations. An allegation was a statement and sworn oath by one of the parties, usually the groom, that there was no legal impediment to the marriage. He might also be required to enter into a bond with a friend to forfeit a sum of money if the marriage was subsequently proved to be unlawful. If anything does exist it would be at the appropriate record office, which in the case of Wath upon Dearne might be Sheffield Archives or possibly Wakefield. -- Roy Stockdill Editor, Journal of One-Name Studies Guild of One-Name Studies website: www.one-name.org Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Roy, I would be interested in your opinion on marriage bonds. In your reply to Margaret's question your reply included "a bond with a friend to forfeit a sum of money". I have such a bond (with what was then a huge forfeit) but I am wondering if the person in question could be a relative of the lady of the impending marriage. I have been unable to trace her ancestry but if I assume that the other name on the bond was her father then I can find a perfect answer to my quest. So my question is "Who were likely to sign a marriage bond? Were they friends of the groom, relatives, potential in-laws or anybody?" The marriage did occur but I am unable to trace her line further unless I conclude that the "bondsman" (is that a word?) was in fact her father. Appreciate your views, Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> To: <WEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [WRY] Marriage licence > From: Margaret Elliott <meelliott@btinternet.com> > >> Apologies for my ignorance, but how would I find a marriage licence >> for Wath upon Dearne in 1799?> > > It is most unlikely the licence itself still exists. The licence was given > to > the bridegroom to give to the vicar and few have survived. > > What you might find are marriage bonds and allegations. An allegation > was a statement and sworn oath by one of the parties, usually the groom, > that there was no legal impediment to the marriage. He might also be > required to enter into a bond with a friend to forfeit a sum of money if > the > marriage was subsequently proved to be unlawful. > > If anything does exist it would be at the appropriate record office, which > in > the case of Wath upon Dearne might be Sheffield Archives or possibly > Wakefield. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Editor, Journal of One-Name Studies > Guild of One-Name Studies website: www.one-name.org > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Thank you Roy On 25 Sep 2007, at 12:04, Roy Stockdill wrote: From: Margaret Elliott <meelliott@btinternet.com> > Apologies for my ignorance, but how would I find a marriage licence > for Wath upon Dearne in 1799?> It is most unlikely the licence itself still exists. The licence was given to the bridegroom to give to the vicar and few have survived. What you might find are marriage bonds and allegations. An allegation was a statement and sworn oath by one of the parties, usually the groom, that there was no legal impediment to the marriage. He might also be required to enter into a bond with a friend to forfeit a sum of money if the marriage was subsequently proved to be unlawful. If anything does exist it would be at the appropriate record office, which in the case of Wath upon Dearne might be Sheffield Archives or possibly Wakefield. -- Roy Stockdill Editor, Journal of One-Name Studies Guild of One-Name Studies website: www.one-name.org Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If you have a Latter Day Saints Church in your district you can read the "Bonds and Allegations" (which were signed when applying for the marriage licence) on microfilm at their Family History Centre. You are unlikely to find an actual "Licence". Mabel New Zealand Apologies for my ignorance, but how would I find a marriage licence for Wath upon Dearne in 1799? Regards Margaret Switzerland