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Does anyone understand Marriage Certificates?
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Jody | Report | 12 Sep 2005 21:29 |
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I recieved a marrage certificate and it says in the Fathers part thomas Crone (16) (deceased) I have had marriage Certs before where they have said deceased, but not had a number by the side of it. What does this mean? |
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Unknown | Report | 12 Sep 2005 21:35 |
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If there's a number, its usually because an error has been corrected. Is there a comment in the margin? nell |
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Jody | Report | 12 Sep 2005 21:51 |
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Oh yeah!! It says sixteen J.L. The registrar was called John Lister. He has originally written Morgan and crossed it out and written Crone. Thankyou very much. you are very clever |
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Unknown | Report | 12 Sep 2005 22:00 |
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Jody No, I've just come across this before! nell |
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JosieByCoast | Report | 13 Sep 2005 22:04 |
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Jody, When a mistake is made in the register and it is altered it has to be recorded down in the margin and you put a number against it. So your 16 means that it is the 16th mistake that was made it that register. In October I will be filling in the returns for marriages in our church for this last quarter and because our vicar made a mistake I will have to put a (3) on the return as it is the 3rd mistake made in that particular register. I have to do it all in permanant ink, and me and ink don't mix. This will be the first time I have done a return. Josie |
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TinaTheCheshirePussyCat | Report | 13 Sep 2005 22:06 |
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Was he any relation to Olde Crone (she of the ignorant, virgin, burnt woman)? |
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Merry | Report | 13 Sep 2005 22:09 |
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lol Tina, that's what I was going to say!! Merry |
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