D1 Marriage Licences, Bonds and Oaths and Petitions for Special Licences
The bonds were given to indemnify the authorities against damages should a licence be found to have been issued improperly, owing to the existence of a lawful impediment to a proposed marriage. They run with omissions from 1771 to 1836. There are also two bonds executed in 1899.The oaths were sworn by the prospective groom, or bride before the Registrar-in-Ordinary to affirm that no impediment existed of kindred or alliance to the proposed marriage and testifying to his, or his future bride’s, place of abode.
The class also includes a number of petitions 1918 to 1922, under the Marriage Ordinance 1915, seeking to grant a special licence.
| Bonds | 1771-1836 | 6 vols |
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| Oath Books | 1845-1922 | 3 vols |
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