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UK marriage records only show Vol. / Page

UK marriage records only show Vol. / Page

Posted: 20 May 2014 1:48AM GMT
Classification: Query
I did a search on several sites and found promising results for a family member but when I click the link it only has Volume | Page with a value for each. I can only assume there is a book somewhere that contains the ACTUAL marriage record which I need to get the parents name and age.

Can I still get this certificate online? If not what UK office do I contact in order to get this marriage certificate.

Re: UK marriage records only show Vol. / Page

Posted: 20 May 2014 8:55AM GMT
Classification: Query
You do not say which country within the UK you are looking in. The information given below applies to England only. The situation in Wales is slightly different, that in Northern Ireland and Scotland more so.

There are certain circumstances in which it is possible to see a marriage certificate without applying to the GRO or to a local register office (and the latter route is, these days, more and more difficult to use).

Because the Church of England is the Established Church, there are two important consequences for family historians

1. Marriages in CofE churches are both conducted and registered by the clergyman. So a post-1837 CofE parish marriage register is the same as the register completed and signed when a marriage is registered by a civil registrar (either at a Register Office or other civil marriage or when the registrar attends a non-CofE marriage to register it).

2. CofE parish registers are public documents which must be preserved and made available for public inspection. In the vast majority of cases, historic parish registers are deposited with the "Diocesan Record Office" which is usually the relevant county archives.

Many county archives are now having their collections of parish registers digitised and made widely available through licensing agreements with commercial organisations such as Ancestry and FindmyPast. This means that subscribers to those sites can search and view some of the parish marriage registers concerned (there is normally a cut-off in the early twentieth century).

So if your ancestors are clustered in one of the counties currently available and they were members of the Church of England, a subscription can be a much more cost-effective way of acquiring marriage certificates.

In addition, the LDS have filmed a great many parish marriage registers and many of these are indexed and searchable at www.familysearch.org. In some cases, the transcriptions include the extra detail of fathers' names, which may allow you to narrow your search down. If you find a marriage you are interested in and want to see the original register entry, you can use the photoduplication service details of which you will find at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Photoduplication_Serv....

If you need more information about what is available and where, we can point you in the right direction.

Best wishes

Caroline

Re: UK marriage records only show Vol. / Page

Posted: 5 Jun 2014 10:28AM GMT
Classification: Query
For England and Wales you can buy a copy of the marriage certificate either from the register office in question or the General Register Office. The GRO has a website where you can purchase certificates. All you need are the names of one or both of the couple, the name of the district, the volume and page numbers - these are the ones you have already found.
The local register office, where the original will be held, is a bit more tricky as a lot of offices have 'moved' with local boundary changes so tracking down where the register is now held can be awkward; and a lot do not allow on-line ordering. If you do find the correct register office, the volume and page numbers you have found will not apply; those are only for the GRO.

Re: UK marriage records only show Vol. / Page

Posted: 1 Dec 2014 1:47AM GMT
Classification: Query
If you haven't already seen this,

Photo duplication Services will be discontinued as of December 5, 2014. As of this date, existing orders will be completed, but new orders will not be accepted.


As more microfilm and books are digitized and added to FamilySearch.org, and more links are made available to partner sites that already have this information digitized, the need for photoduplication will decrease. FamilySearch is attempting to digitize as many resources as possible and make these available online. If the film or book has been digitized, you can print your own copies directly from the web site, if printing the image is not restricted by the copyright holder.


To find the resources that are digitzed, please visit the FamilySearch Catalog at: https://familysearch.org/catalog-search(You can also go to familysearch.org, select Search, then Catalog.) Also available on the Catalog page is a link to OCLC WorldCat. WorldCat can help you find books and other resources in over 10,000 local libraries.


If the film or book you are seeking is not digitized yet, and is available on microfiche or microfilm, it can usually be ordered and sent to a local family history center, where you can view the resource. You can find a local family history center by going to:

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Introduction_to_LDS_F... Staff at the family history center can assist you with the process of ordering the film, and can help you view it when it arrives.

Re: UK marriage records only show Vol. / Page

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 9:39PM GMT
Classification: Query
The index information for births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales are used when ordering certificates from the GRO:-

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp


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