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Marriage Certificates
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Samantha | Report | 3 Feb 2009 20:10 |
Sorry if this has been done a million times but is there any way i can view a marriage certificate apart from purchasing it? I am going to be in the vicinity of where one of my ancestors married at and I was wondering if it is possible just to look up the registration (at the records office or church??) or is it something that just has to be paid for?! |
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Sam | Report | 3 Feb 2009 20:23 |
The answer is actually yes - sort of. |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 3 Feb 2009 20:51 |
If you go to a Records Office most of the parish records have been copied onto microfiche. This means you need to book a time to go and ask for time on a microfiche reader. It's easy to use and the staff will be helpful. |
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Samantha | Report | 3 Feb 2009 21:09 |
Thanks guys, i had an inkling this could be done but thought i would ask those in the know! Can the same be done for births and deaths too? |
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KathleenBell | Report | 3 Feb 2009 21:16 |
You won't get the same information for births and deaths without buying the certificates. The most you can get from parish records instead of a birth certificate is a baptism record (which may give the date of birth but not always). The nearest you will get to a death is a burial record but this won't give you a cause of death or addresses. |
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Sam | Report | 3 Feb 2009 21:23 |
Marriages are great but unfortunately births and deaths aren't quite the same. |
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James | Report | 3 Feb 2009 21:33 |
Sam, |
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Samantha | Report | 3 Feb 2009 21:43 |
Thanks a lot for your help everyone, this is really useful! |