Hi All,
They would have to have 'settlement papers' to prove they were of this
Parish at that time don't forget.
In Carmarthen we have a Mr Richard James ( Mr Carmarthenshire). Don't
forget our family history in this area goes back a 'lot' longer than
Nova Scotia!
Barrie Jones, Gwent
In message Gerry <gerry(a)asterisk.co.uk> writes:-
on 27/6/02 5:49 pm, moses(a)klis.com at moses(a)klis.com wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> In Nova Scotia we have a man on the radio called Mr. Nova Scotia Know it
> all, he is an authority on genealogy, history etc. I hope there is a Mr CFHS
> Know it all who can answer this -- when a couple got married by banns at the
> parish church (1783) and the vicar wrote, "both of this parish" does that
> mean both were born in the parish or that both were resident in the parish
> at the time of the marriage?
> Thanks in advance,
> Anne
> Canada.
>
>
Hello Anne
I hope I don't get called Mr Know it all, because I don't know it all, and
no-one likes to be called by that name!
I believe that "both of this parish" means they were both resident in the
parish at the time of marriage. In the 18th century the chances were that
they were also both born in the parish.
Gerry Lewis
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