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Address on marriage cert.

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Linda

Linda Report 20 Jan 2008 00:12

I have a marriage cert. whic under the heading 'Residence at the time of Marriage' states EMMANUEL for both the bride and groom.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what this could mean, by the way the marriage took place in Emmanuel Church, Parish of Camberwell.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Jan 2008 00:16

Is it an early marriage certificate? I would think it might just mean "of this parish" which is sometimes put on early certificates instead of an address.

Kath. x

Linda

Linda Report 20 Jan 2008 00:19

1881

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Jan 2008 00:20

By that time I would have expected an address to be given. Can't really come up with any other explanation. Sorry.

Kath. x

Linda

Linda Report 20 Jan 2008 00:25

They appear to be a very poor family and I wondered if they were perhaps living on church property for the poor.

♫ Penny €

♫ Penny € Report 20 Jan 2008 00:32

Have you found them on the 1881 census?

Linda

Linda Report 20 Jan 2008 00:35

Have found who is a possibility, Charlotte the mother is shown as a widow, the daughter Charlotte is only 8mths old.

Linda

Linda Report 20 Jan 2008 00:38

I'm not sure if they are them though because there has never been a father listed with them and I'm not even sure if the birth certs. I have are my family.
The only certain thing I have is the marriage showing him as Charles William Parsons aged 25, father as John Arnold no profession given (I suspect he may have been made up anyway)