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Monthly Archives: January 2018
A military wedding at Great Yarmouth and a mutiny
For couples where the groom was serving in the military, time could be of the essence to marry before his regiment moved on, or ship sailed again and many military occupations are represented in marriage licence bonds. This is particularly … Continue reading
The Mackenzie family of Scotland and a Norfolk romance
The unusual survival of some letters, found with the marriage licence bond for Henry Bathurst and Frances Mackenzie, 14 July 1807, give us a rare insight into a mother in Scotland eagerly awaiting news of her daughter’s marriage in the … Continue reading
Tales of the Great and the Not So Good
Marriage licences were often favoured by families of high social class since they allowed the couple privacy, ability to choose their parish of marriage and were faster to arrange than banns. The marriage licence could also be a status symbol … Continue reading
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