TWO Marriages! Help needed please!

[Scatty Patty]

Alfred William Conyers (27) and Adelaide Augusta Tallentire (21) married in MAY 1907 at WOOLWICH Registry Office. They were both stationed at the Red Barracks, Ordnance College, Woolwich.

In DECEMBER 1908 Alfred William Conyers (28) and Adelaide Augusta Tallentire (23) described as "Bachelor"and "Spinster" (but they had married the year before!) were MARRIED AGAIN at DARTFORD Registry Office. They were then both living in Welling at this time.

I have copies of both certificates from the GRO. I am completely confused by this. How can the same people marry each other twice in consecutive years? Has anyone else come across this?

Thanks - Pat

[Jessbowbag]

do the fathers match & everything? perhaps the first wasn't legal for some reason

[Scatty Patty]

Two marriages

The fathers on both certificates were identical!

Pat

[Anne in Carlisle]

I seem to remember something like this has cropped up before and the answer was that they might not have had Army permission to get married.

Anne

[Scatty Patty]

Two Marriages.

Thank you Anne. I must say that I didn't know it was necessary to get Army permission. Was that usual?

Pat

[Anne in Carlisle]

I didn't say any more because ... I don't know:emb: I was hoping someone with more knowledge than me would come to the rescure. I'm sure I remember it being said that if you were serving in the Army you needed their permission to marry.

Anne

[Darksecretz]

Thats right Anne, it was my William Brown/Ann Larkins mallarky...

i'll see if I can find the thread :smilee:

[Jessbowbag]

The Army commanding officer's permission is the answer you have on GR too

[Darksecretz]

right, if you click on the link below and read onwards from post (#13) you will see.

http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-qs/46501-london-geog-birth-reg-help-needed-pls.html

[Christine in Herts]

My OH's Gx3-g-parents were married in Nov 1811 by Licence, and Sep 1812 by Banns - in the same church by the same clergyman.

In that case we have presumed that there was some problem with the original ceremony or the Licence.

Christine

[Olde Crone Holden]

You still need permission today to marry if you are in the Armed Forces.

OC

[Scatty Patty]

two marriages

Thank you so much everyone. I have clicked on the link suggested and it certainly seems this situation wasn't unusual - just new to me! It's good to clear it up.

Kind regards -Pat :o