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Starlight · 23-09-2007, 01:44 AM

Hi clwilks,

I have had a look through some of my parish records on microfiche and the number of marriages any one day range from 0-2. In 1783 there were 2 weddings on most of the days that weddings took place. This was because a tax of 3 pence was added for every birth, Marriage and burial starting the first of October that year. I can see nothing out of the ordinary for 1808-1809. Maybe something was happening in the area that you are transcribing differently to what was happening in Hampshire.

23-09-2007, 01:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Starlight Ancestry Aid Manager Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Essex Posts: 16,340 Total Awards: 8	Re: Multiple Marriages Hi clwilks, I have had a look through some of my parish records on microfiche and the number of marriages any one day range from 0-2. In 1783 there were 2 weddings on most of the days that weddings took place. This was because a tax of 3 pence was added for every birth, Marriage and burial starting the first of October that year. I can see nothing out of the ordinary for 1808-1809. Maybe something was happening in the area that you are transcribing differently to what was happening in Hampshire.
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