Genealogy Forum UK

I was adding the transcript of a marriage to BCC today, I wondered about this before. The bride had two adresses, the second of which is the same as the grooms. Now I know they had two children before this marriage (on the birth certificates she has already changed her name, implying that she is already married!). Was she trying to pull a fast one as far as the vicar was concerned? The two children were christened in the same town as the marriage took place about six months before the marriage, although not the same church.

Has anybody come across this before? I've several certifiactes where the address is the same, or where a census has them at the same address before the marriage, but at different addresses on the wedding day.

I havent come across 2 addresses on any of mine.
Although I have birth certs where the Mum is using a "married" name but married after children were born.
Jo

I really don't think the Anglicans cared overly much.

The more puritan denominations, and the Roman Catholics, seemed to be far more concerned about "appearances".

I believe a lot of the deception that goes on concerns the poor laws more than anything else.

They will lie on census and other forms to ensure they get the best outcome.

Since the Church and Poor Laws are intertwined they may also lie to them.

Another big factor was the difficulty getting a divorce.

So a couple may have every intention of getting married but have to live "in sin" for many years till the original partner dies or they are granted a divorce.

Some do marry again and use the 7 year rule supposing the other half is dead too!
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... s/1604.htm

I think we go by the Victorian way of thinking but it is very common and wasnt such a bad thing before that idea came in. Just life...
Considering too that people (children) could be married so young too, 12 for girls and 14 for boys, cant think now when that changed by law but into 1900s! Even younger further back!

Jo