Morning all, I am not sure how much the regulations for a marriage in a Catholic Church have changed. In the past when a couple wanted to have a full marriage service in a Catholic church they had to prove to the priest that they were Catholics. [note a full marriage service is the Nuptial Mass ie the marriage service which takes place during the mass. For a person who is marrying a non - catholic, they can only have the marriage service] This was normally done by the production of a copy of the entry from the baptismal register from the church where they had been baptised. The priest who conducted the marriage service would then inform the priest from the baptismal church, who may add this information to the original entry in the baptismal register. I have noticed this practise in many Catholic baptismal registers and it has helped me to trace the marriages of various members of my family tree. Regards to all Peter P. Collins Cheltenham UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cyril Newsome" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [WEX] New Ross > > Now regarding the registers showing people who have married overseas. >