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    Default Married in two CoE churches

    Both my wife and I have examples from our family history research of couples marrying each other in two separate Anglican churches in the same London parish within a week or two (one in the late 18th century and the other in the mid-19th century). Does anyone have any idea of why this was done? I could understand it if they were of separate faiths and married in churches dedicated to each one, but why twice in churches of the same denomination? Baffling!

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    Are you sure that the records are for marriages, or for banns? The banns had to be called at Both parishes if the happy couple were members of different churches.

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    If you provide the details, we'll let you know whether we're baffled.

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    Problem solved! Thank you, Lesley - your explanation makes perfect sense. Neither the wife nor I realised that banns were called in both churches if the bride and groom attended different ones!

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