England, Yorkshire, Allertonshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations - FamilySearch Historical Records

England Yorkshire

This collection consists of marriage bonds and allegations from Allertonshire Peculiar for the years 1667-1819.

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains images of various records relating to the marriage licensing process.

The collection includes the following Yorkshire parishes: • 4


 * Allertonshire Peculiar:A peculiar is a parish that is administered by a diocese other than the one where it is actually located. It is exempted from the jurisdiction of the ordinary or bishop in whose diocese it lies and is governed by another. In this case, it is several parishes administered by the Diocese of Durham, rather than by the Diocese of York.

What Can This Collection Tell Me?
The following list indicates potential information provided in these records. It must be remembered that every record may not provide all the listed information, as record-keeping practices varied greatly over time.

Marriage Bond or Allegation Records may include:
 * Names of the marriage partners
 * Ages of the marriage partners
 * Occupations of the marriage partners
 * Marital statuses (whether single or widowed)
 * Parish of residence
 * Sometimes where the marriage was to take place
 * Sometimes a parent’s name or signature
 * If either of the marriage partners was a minor, the name of the parent or guardian who was consenting to the marriage

How Do I Search the Collection?
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Fill in the requested information in the initial search page to return a list of possible matches. Compare the individuals on the list with what is already known to find the correct family or person. This step may require examining multiple individuals before a match is located.

View Images in This Collection by Visiting the Browse Page
⇒ Select Browse through images on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the appropriate Year ⇒ Select the appropriate Durham University Reference Number to go to the images.

Compare the information found on the images with what is already known determine if a particular record relates to the correct person. This process may require examining multiple records before the correct person is located.

I Found the Person I Was Looking for, What Now?

 * Copy down all the information you see in the image.
 * Cite the record. See below for help citing records in this collection.
 * Use what you have found to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined.
 * Use what you have found to find the person in parish registers.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking for, What Now?
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 * Check for variants of given names and surnames. Simple clerical errors were always possible. In addition, for much of the period of this collection, spelling was not standardized; pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation. Individuals might also have been listed under a middle name, nickname, or abbreviation of their given name.
 * Vary the search terms. For example, search by either the given name or surname to return broader list of possible candidates which can then be examined for matches. Alternatively, try expanding the date range.
 * Search the records of nearby parishes. While most people in this period never lived more than 20 miles from their place of birth, moves within this distance were common. For this collection, bordering locations could include certain parishes in Yorkshire outside Allertonshire or in County Durham to the north.

Citing this Collection
Proper citations make it easier to get back to sources that you have found, so citing sources properly can help you keep track of research. Correct citations also allow others to check completed research by giving them a way to find and examine records for themselves.

Below are the proper citations to use for this whole collection as well as for individual images within it:

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