I have just received the marriage certificate for OH's 2g grandparents. Bride and groom were both born in Madeley, Shropshire (census info) and lived in Madeley Wood at the time of the marriage. They were married in the Baptist Chapel at Broseley, Shropshire in 1860, but I haven't found any other evidence of Baptist connections in the family. So, would both bride and groom have had to be Baptists? If not, why might they have chosen to marry there rather than the parish church? Were banns read for Baptist marriages, as they are not mentioned on the certificate? I actually have the bride's baptism at Madeley (an IGI extracted record) when she was a baby, so her family wasn't Baptist at that point, but I've yet to locate baptisms for the groom and his brother. Am I right in thinking that Baptists recorded births in their registers, and if so did they have another register for adult baptisms?
I'd appreciate any ideas on this one, as my knowledge of Baptists and how to access their records is almost non-existent.
scuda
I'd appreciate any ideas on this one, as my knowledge of Baptists and how to access their records is almost non-existent.
scuda
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