I wonder if anyone could help me to make sense of this marriage.
First of all, I am pretty sure Margret was a widow but no idea which Tomlinson (or Tamlinson) she had been married to. The document is the original handwritten record made at the time of the marriage.
The Priest has written (and I can't read it all):
John Tomlinson of Accrington in the Parish of Whaley Clothier and Margaret Tamlinson of Blackburn ?? having fully certified ? publication of their intended marriage were solemnly married according to the ?tenure? of an Act of Parliament having Oath made ? before me ............[there is more but I cannot read it]
My first observation on what is written is that whether the name is Tomlinson or Tamlinson they both look exactly the same to me. However, if she is a widow that doesn't matter I assume as long as she is not closely enough related to groom to break the Laws of Consanguinity (did they exist that far back?)
I am intrigued by this and would dearly love to know what it is all about. Have never added one of these links before of FTF so hope it is ok - if not, I got it from Lancashire England, Baptisms, Marriages Burials 1538-1812.
The Groom is John Tomlinson and the bride Margret Tamlinson - the event date is 1.9.1656 at St. Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancs:
http//interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2478/42561_339487_0001
I have obviously done something wrong because the link should have turned blue!
Sue
First of all, I am pretty sure Margret was a widow but no idea which Tomlinson (or Tamlinson) she had been married to. The document is the original handwritten record made at the time of the marriage.
The Priest has written (and I can't read it all):
John Tomlinson of Accrington in the Parish of Whaley Clothier and Margaret Tamlinson of Blackburn ?? having fully certified ? publication of their intended marriage were solemnly married according to the ?tenure? of an Act of Parliament having Oath made ? before me ............[there is more but I cannot read it]
My first observation on what is written is that whether the name is Tomlinson or Tamlinson they both look exactly the same to me. However, if she is a widow that doesn't matter I assume as long as she is not closely enough related to groom to break the Laws of Consanguinity (did they exist that far back?)
I am intrigued by this and would dearly love to know what it is all about. Have never added one of these links before of FTF so hope it is ok - if not, I got it from Lancashire England, Baptisms, Marriages Burials 1538-1812.
The Groom is John Tomlinson and the bride Margret Tamlinson - the event date is 1.9.1656 at St. Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancs:
http//interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2478/42561_339487_0001
I have obviously done something wrong because the link should have turned blue!
Sue
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