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'Common' marriage licences named one or two places parishes where the
marriage could take place, since the church required the marriage to take
place in the parish in which one of the couple lived - or at least was
their 'usual abode' for at least the previous four weeks (fifteen days
after 1823). Common marriage licences could be issued by archbishops,
bishops, some archdeacons, ministers in some parishes or by their 'surrogates'.
Marriage licence jurisdictions are similar to probate jurisdictions e.g.
Archdeaconry of Cheshire and allowed the couple to marry in any parish
in that jurisdiction.
Most marriage licences were lost as they were only given to the couple
being married. However, one of the couple had to make a sworn statement
('allegation') that there was no imprediment to the marriage at the appropriate
registry. Bonds may also have been submitted that were assurances by a
couple's friends or relatives of the accuracy of the information and stated
the amount of money by which they were bound. Bonds and allegations were
recorded by the registrar and often survived.
Ancestral Trails, Mark D Herber
(1997)
Marriage Licences
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1606-1616
1608 May 3 Richard T(h)orpe, Manchester and Margaret Erlam, Eccles, Manchester
1608 Jul 27 William Speakman, Warrington and Anne Earlam, Warburton, Cheshire
1610 Feb 3 Hamnet Myllot, Eccles and Jane Irlam, Eccles
1610 Aug 1 Thomas Irlam, Manchester and Elizabeth Pendleton, Eccles Bondsman
Thomas Irlam, Eccles
1614 Sep 30 Ralph Newton, St John, Chester and Ellen Earlom, St Mary’s,
Chester
1615 Dec 4 Edmund Erlam, Flixton and Margery Slade, Eccles, Flixton or
Eccles
Marriage Licences
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1616-1624
1617 Dec 6 Miles Bradshaw, Manchester and Elizabeth Erlam, Eccles or Manchester
1618 Jan 5 Christopher Hodges and Mary Erlam, Manchester
1618 Jan 30 James Sorocold and Ellen Erlam, Eccles
1620 Sep 1 Thomas Erlam, Eccles, Innholder and Ellen Peele, Manchester
1621 May 8 John Buckley and Mary Erlam (widow), Manchester
1621 Dec 7 Thurstan Cooke, Eccles and Margaret Erlam, Manchester
Marriage Licences
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1624-32
1625 Oct 29 Alexander Erlom and Elizabeth Barlow, Manchester
1626 Jun 2 John Heaward and Elizabeth Erlam, Eccles
1628 Feb 5 Ralph Erlom, Lymm and Margery Peacock, Warrington and Grappenhall
1629 Nov 19 Humphrey Wood and Elizabeth Irlam, Flixton
Marriage Licences
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1639-1644 (ancestry.co.uk)
[1639] Nov 19 John Erlam, Parish of Eccles, Lanc., and Alice Clough, Spinster,
Parish of Winwick, Lanc. Bondsman, William Spakeman. At E
1640 Feb 10 John Baxter, Parish of Eccles, Lanc., and Alice Erlom, Widow,
same Parish. Bondsman, William Moss of Carrington, Chesh. At E
1640 Jun 23 Ralph Seddon and Joan Knight, Spinster, Parish of Eccles,
Lanc. Bondsman, Thomas Irlam. At Eccles
Marriage Licences
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1661-67
1662/63 Feb 28 Henry Derbishire, Shaw, Flixton and Ellen Erlam, Flixton
1663 Oct 12 John Erlam, Flixton and Elizabeth Owen, Stretford, bondsman
Edmund Erlam (+), Manchester
1665 Mar 31 Edward Horrage, Eccles, Lancs and Ellen Erlem
Marriage Licences
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1667-80
1667 Feb 13 Philip Rutter and Alice Earlome, Latchford
1667 Oct 19 Robert Irlam, Chester and Elizabeth Birkett, Manley, Frodsham,
Eccles or St Peters, Chester
Marriage Licences
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1680-1691
1685 Feb 15 only bondsman Thomas Irlam schoolmaster
Marriage Licences
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1691-1700 (ancestry.co.uk):
02 Jan 1696/97 Thomas Whitlow, of Leverpoole, co. Lanc., Blacksmith, and
Ann Earlome, of Eccles Parish Spinster. At Manchester, co. Lanc.
1699 Jun 10 John Irlam, Warrington and Lydia Briscoe, Chester, Warrington
or Chester
12 Feb 1699/1700 John Thomason, of Ashton-upon-Mersey, co. Chester, Yeoman,
and Martha Earlom, Parish of Ashton-upon-Mersey aforesaid, Spinster.
Marriage Bonds
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1700-1706/7 (ancestry.co.uk)
06 Jun John Earlom, of Warrington, co. Lanc., Widr, and Elizabeth Wild,
of Warrington, Spins. Bondsmen: John Wild, of Warrington
17 Nov Thomas Mather, Taylor, of Warrington, co. Lanc., and Ann Erlom,
Spins., of Warrington. Bondsmen: Thomas Mather, of Warrington
Marriage Bonds
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1707-1711 (ancestry.co.uk)
30 May John Erlam of Prestwich, co. Lanc., yeo. and Susan Haslom of Prestwich
p., spr. Bndsmn.: Jeremiah Bancroft of Manchester, co. Lan
28 May William Erlam of Leverpoole, co. Lanc., sugar baker and Elisabeth
Bellin of Leverpoole. Bndsmn.: William Erlam of Leverpoole
Marriage Bonds
Archdeaconry of Cheshire, 1715-1719 (ancestry.co.uk)
31 Jul Robert Willson of Leverpoole, co. Lanc. and Elizabeth Earlam of
Leverpoole, wid. Bn: Robert Willson of Leverpoole
07 Feb John Kindar of Meartown, p. of Rosthorn, co. Chester, carrier and
Lydia Earlom, of the same, spr. Bn: Matthew Kindar of Meartown
Marriage Licence Allegations, Vicar-General, 1694-1850
The Vicar-General Marriage Licence Index is a genealogical finding aid
comprising a surname index which lists over 356,000 people, mainly living
in London, who were issued with marriage licences by the Vicar-General
of the Archbishop of Canterbury between 1694 and 1850.
1699 Apr 10 EARLOM & ODION
1733 Apr 2 EARLOM & SCULTHORP
1737 Apr 28 EARLOM & POWELL
1739 Jul 7 ERLEM & DARLINGTON
1743 Jul 9 IRLAM & JOPLIN
1763 Nov 7 ERLAM & TOLLEY
1772 Oct 13 ERLAM & COALES
1840 May 19 ERLAM & TOLLEY
Marriage Licence Allegations, Faculty Office, 1701-1850
This is another similar index. Marrying by licence appealed to couples
for whom the speed and discretion with which a license could be issued
was important. It also appears that often couples, especially Londoners,
went to a higher office than was necessary, using the registries of the
Vicar-General and Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury located
at Doctors Commons, because these courts had status and a reputation for
efficiency. However, the issue of a Marriage Licence Allegation does not
prove that the marriage actually took place.
1722 Apr 4 William IRLAM & Susanna WIGGANS
1753 Jun 23 George ERLAM & Eleanor CRIDDEL
1813 May 6 Richard Erlam & Sarah BENNETT
1848 Jul 28 Richard Grove ERLAM & Charlotte Louisa BATTAM
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