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Thommo

Thommo Report 17 Mar 2008 18:47

If sombody got married on a ship in round about 1894 is there any way you could find the record? The ship was sailing from America to the UK.

Pete

Pete Report 17 Mar 2008 19:10

Was marriage at sea permitted? Certainly, the GRO have indexes of births and deaths at sea, but not one for marriages.

Pete

Pete

Pete Report 17 Mar 2008 19:12

Take a look at the following link for further guidance:

http://www.theshipslist.com/Forms/BMD.htm

Richard in Perth

Richard in Perth Report 17 Mar 2008 23:16

It would almost certainly be recorded in the ship's log - if that has survived.

Unlikely to have made it to the GRO however, as ship's captains were only required to report births and deaths on board their vessels, not marriages.

Richard

Thommo

Thommo Report 18 Mar 2008 08:30

Thanks everyone much appreciate the advice.

BessofDorset

BessofDorset Report 18 Mar 2008 15:16

Hello Linzi-My grandmother was married on board ship of the coast of Western Australia in1891-I got a copy of the certificate from Perth WA so the marriage must have been registered by poss.the captain when the ship docked -as your ship was coming to UK could the marriage have been registered here-Heather

Thommo

Thommo Report 18 Mar 2008 17:37

Thanks Heather. I can't find any trace of it in Uk records. Do you think it may depend on wether it was an American ship or an English one?

WayneTracey

WayneTracey Report 18 Mar 2008 19:03

Linzi,

Do you have any names we can look for?

Thommo

Thommo Report 19 Mar 2008 09:51

The names are Christopher Asselbrough and Catherine Richardson nee Cairns