Marriage Certificates
These marriage certificates are held in the BAFHS Research Room in a ring-binder marked 'Unrelated Certificates, Births, Deaths, Marriages'. The file code (e.g. M 1) will help locate the certificate in the ring-binder. However, in most cases, selecting any row below will bring up a full transcription of the document's content.
Groom Surname | Groom Forename | Year | Bride Surname | Bride Forename | District | Code | Exact Date | Location | Parish | County | Groom Age | Groom Condition | Groom Occupation | Groom Residence | Groom Father Name | Groom Father Surname | Groom Father Occupation | Bride Age | Bride Condition | Bride Occupation | Bride Residence | Bride Father Name | Bride Father Surname | Bride Father Occupation | Witness One | Witness Two | Married by | Notes | ||
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wdt_ID | Groom Surname | Groom Forename | Year | Bride Surname | Bride Forename | District | Code | Exact Date | Location | Parish | County | Groom Age | Groom Condition | Groom Occupation | Groom Residence | Groom Father Name | Groom Father Surname | Groom Father Occupation | Bride Age | Bride Condition | Bride Occupation | Bride Residence | Bride Father Name | Bride Father Surname | Bride Father Occupation | Witness One | Witness Two | Married by | Notes | Details |
1 | Baden | Albert Bernard | 1901 | Davies | Alice Emma | Bath | M1 | 17/08/2001 | Parish Church | Parish of St Marys Bathurst | Somerset | 22 | Bachelor | Confectioner | 2 Vine Cottages | John Bernard | Baden | Cabinet Maker | 19 | Spinster | - | 2 Vine Cottages | Edward | Davies | Mason | Merina? Davies | Mary Ann Randall | Claud C Parker Curate | By Banns; Groom's surname may be Bader | |
2 | Baker | Arthur Charles | 1924 | Boyton-Smith | Edith Mary | Bristol | M117 | 29/07/2024 | St Paul's Church | Parish of Clifton | Bristol | 30 | Bachelor | Civil Servant | 11 Oakfield Place | Arthur John | Baker | Solicitor | 20 | Spinster | - | Rostrevar Newton Harpford, Devon | Sidney | Boyton-Smith | Clerk in Holy Orders. Deceased | Arthur J Baker | Edward Salisbury | W E Haigh, Vicar | After Banns; Note in margin: Column 6 altered before the marriage by me W E Haigh mistake. | |
3 | Baker | Benjamin | 1862 | Skinner | Virtue | Bedminster | M27 | 09/09/1862 | The Parish Church | Nailsea | Somerset | of full age | Bachelor | Labourer | Nailsea | William | Baker | Labourer | of full age | Spinster | - | Nailsea | William | Skinner | Labourer | Samuel Durbin | Ann Baker | Frederick Brown Rector | by Banns Virtue signed with an X | |
4 | Baker | Ernest Edward Walter | 1927 | Reeves | Rosalind Mabel | Bristol | M143 | 24/08/2027 | The Parish Church | Parish of St Anne Brislington | Bristol & Somerset | 20 | Bachelor | Labourer | 2 Freeland Cottages Brislington | Alfred Edward | Baker | Painter | 20 | Spinster | Domestic | 95 Bloomfield Rd | Alfred Ernest | Reeves | Lorryman | Alfred Ernest Reeves | Miriam Baker | C F Harman Vicar | After Banns | |
5 | Bamber | James Wilson | 1865 | Danby | Harriet Frances | Islington | M41 | 17/06/1865 | St Mark's Church | Islington | Middlesex | Full | Bachelor | Record? agent | 97 London Wall | James Wilson | Bamber | Clothier | Full | Spinster | - | 20 Richmond Villas | Stephen William | Danby | Carpenter | Saml Danby | Lizzie? Danby | Reginald Gunnery Offg Minister | By Licence | |
6 | Bateman | William | 1875 | Lear | Emily | Keynsham | M140 | 25/12/1875 | St Mary's? | Parish of Bitton | Gloucester | Full | Bachelor | Collier | Bitton | Joseph | Bateman | Gardener | Full | Spinster | Servant | Bitton | Samuel | Lear | Journeyman? | Matthew John Guest | John Bagshaw | ? | After Banns | |
7 | Beauchamp | Albert Victor | 1920 | Allbrook | Margaret Frith | Hackney | M99 | 11/09/2020 | Dalston Junction Baptist Church, Ashwin Street, Dalston | District of Hackney | London | 27 years | Bachelor | Commercial Clerk | 67 Brighton Road, Stoke Newington | Henry William | Beauchamp (deceased) | House Decorator | 24 years | Spinster | - | 50 Reighton Road, Upper Clapton | Edward Hampden | Allbrook (deceased) | Grocer | P Hastings Tyler | E S Allbrook | William Evelyn Thomas (Minister); Sidney F Suewin Registrar | By Certificate | |
8 | Beauchamp | Henry | 1845 | Morton | Emma | East London | M100 | 10/11/1845 | The Parish Church | Parish of St Bot. Bpsgate | County of London | Of age | Bachelor | Paper Stainer | 5 Primrose St | Henry | Beauchamp | Paper Stainer | Of age | Spinster | - | - | James | Morton | Dyer | R Amery | Jno Clark | J J Child, MA Curate | After Banns | |
9 | Beauchamp | Thomas | 1844 | Wood | Charlotte | Bethnal Green | M102 | 19/07/1844 | St Johns | Parish of Bethnal Green | Middlesex | Full | Bachelor | Carpenter | 5 Phoenix St | Daniel | Beauchamp | Carpenter | Full | Spinster | - | 5 Phoenix St | William | Wood | Farmer | Frances Studdeard | P Dixon | E R Johns, Minr | By Banns | |
10 | Biggs | William | 1863 | Merrick | Hannah | Clifton | M113 | 19/10/1863 | The Parish Church | Parish of St John Bap Frenchay | Gloucester | 23 | Bachelor | Labourer | Hambrook | Thomas | Biggs | Engineer | 23 | Spinster | - | Hambrook | Thomas | Alpass | Shoe Maker | Edward Rudway? | Ann Rudway? X her mark | James Robertson Offg Minister | After Banns | |
11 | Blumin | Charles | 1881 | Sixsmith | Mary Anne Emwell | Bristol | M124 | 25/12/1881 | The Parish Church | Parish of St Matthias | Bristol | 22 | Bachelor | Labourer | Ellbroad St | William | Blumin | Labourer | 22 | Spinster | - | Ellbroad St | James | Sixsmith | Bottle Maker | Martha Povey X her mark | James Sixsmith | James Pererval? Myles Vicar | The groom signed with an X; After Banns | |
12 | Brewer | Arthur Edward | 1913 | King | Margaret | Bristol | M142 | 26/04/2013 | St Gabriel's Church | Parish of St Gabriel | Bristol | 21 | Bachelor | Packer | 44 Twinnell Road | Alfred | Brewer | Haulier | 29 | Spinster | - | 44 Twinnell Road | William Jesse | King (Deceased) | Coachman | William King | Edith Telling; H King | William Davies Vicar | After Banns | |
13 | Brooks | Thomas | 1847 | Wilcox | Elizabeth | Clutton | M138 | 25/05/1847 | The Parish Church | Parish of High Littleton | Somerset | Of full age | Bachelor | Collier | Oldbury Worcestershire | John | Brooks | Collier | Of full age | Spinster | - | High Littleton | Charles | Wilcox | Labourer | William Brooks X his mark | Mary Brooks X her mark; James Chivers | H H Mogg Vicar | The bride and groom signed with an X | |
14 | Brown | Thomas | 1915 | Beauchamp | Elizabeth | Hackney | M98 | 16/02/2015 | The Register Office | District of Hackney | London | 53 years | Widower | General Labourer | 60 Sheep Lane, Hackney | John | Brown (deceased) | Brewer | 56 years | Widow | - | 60 Sheep Lane, Hackney | Robert | Viner (deceased) | Cigar-box Maker | H Briggs | J Welland | Sidney F Sneiom Registrar; H Prongham Loney Superintendent Registrar | The bride and groom signed with an X; By Certificate | |
15 | Cassidy | Michael | 1923 | Clements | Florence | Bristol | M126 | 17/03/2023 | The Register Office | District of Bristol | Bristol | 23 years | Bachelor | Seaman HMS Caradoe RN | 46 Chalks Road, Whitehall | Hugh | Cassidy (Deceased) | Gardener | 21 years | Spinster | - | 46 Chalks Road, Whitehall | Arthur Frederick | Clements | Ladder Builder | W Vincent | W Hudd | A H Richards, Registrar; James A Coles, Supt Registrar | By Licence | |
16 | Cosier | John | 1857 | Morton | Sarah | Hemel Hempstead | M130 | 11/12/1857 | The Independent Chapel Hemel Hempstead | District of Hemel Hempstead | Hertford | 22 years | Bachelor | Iron Founder | Flamstead | John | Cosier | Iron Founder | 26 years | Widow | - | Flamstead | James | Clark | Carpenter | Thomas Purton | John Joseph ? | James Price Registrar | - | |
17 | Cousins | John Edmund | 1889 | Bye | Mary Alice | Barton Regis | M105 | 22/04/1889 | The Parish Church | Parish of St Matthew/Moorfields | Gloucester | 21 | Bachelor | Moulder | Dean Terrace | Thomas | Cousins | Shoe Maker | 20 | Spinster | - | Canon St | William | Bye | Twine Spinner | William Hickery his X mark | Eunice Bowden | E Griffiths, Vicar | After Banns | |
18 | Crocker | Henry | 1874 | Neads | Alice Annie | Bedminster | M39 | 26/01/1874 | Bedminster | The Parish Church | Bristol & Somerset | 19 | Bachelor | Labourer | Ashton Gate | William | Crocker | Labourer | 20 | Spinster | - | Ashton Gate | Joseph | Neads | Labourer | John Parker Tenneat | Fanny Williams | H B Capel | by Banns Henry signed with an X Brides name is shown as NEADS but her signature has been transcribed as MEADS | |
19 | Dare | Alfred Edwin | 1900 | Dauby | Edith Emily | Brentford | M24 | 02/08/2000 | St Stephen's Church | Ealing | Middlesex | 32 | Bachelor | Shoe warehouseman | 36 Castelnau, Barnes | Richard | Dare | Shoe warehouseman | 31 | Spinster | - | 15 Amherst Road, Ealing | Henry George | Dauby | Agent | Richd Dare | Henry George Dauby | Hugh M Eyton-Jouls MA | After Banns | |
20 | Dawes | Frederick Edward | 1894 | Davies | Eliza Georgina | Bath | M3 | 28/05/1894 | The Register Office | District of Bath | Bath & Somerset | 26 years | Bachelor | House Painter | 20 Walcot Street Bath | Edward | Dawes | House Decorator | 21 years | Spinster | Servant | 11 Bridge Street Bath | Edward | Davies (deceased) | Mason | Merina Davies | Hannah West | R H Carpenter Registrar; J Mannings Supt Registrar | By Certificate | |
21 | Dawes | William Henry | 1861 | Green | Martha | Bedminster | M43 | 26/07/1861 | Bedminster | The Parish Church | Bristol & Somerset | 26 | Bachelor | Mariner | Bedminster Down | William Henry | Davies | Carpenter | 23 | Spinster | - | West Street | Samuel | Green | Labourer | The mark X of Harriett Martin | Mary Ann Lansdown | William Westall Curate | by Banns Martha signed with an X | |
22 | Davis | John | 1844 | Price | Eliza | Bristol | M119 | 08/10/1844 | Parish Church | Parish of St Philip & Jacob | Bristol | Full | Bachelor | Shoe Maker | St Philips | John | Davis | Shoe Maker | Full | Spinster | - | St Philips | Henry | Price | Laborer | Henry Naish | James Davis | C Grant Curate | The bride signed with an X | |
23 | Denning | John | 1841 | Clarke | Hannah | Chard | M4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Dowsell | John | 1853 | Boulton | Sarah | Chipping Sodbury | M115 | 17/09/1853 | The Parish Church | Parish of Yate | Gloucester | Full age | Bachelor | Labourer | Old Sodbury | Thomas | Dowsell | Labourer | Full age | Spinster | - | Yate | - | - | - | Joseph S Harper | Thomas Iles | G E Harvey Rector | The groom signed with his mark; After Banns | |
25 | Eaton | Walter | 1875 | Rossiter | Eliza | Clifton | M45 | 14/06/1875 | Clifton | The Parish Church of St Clements | Bristol | full | full | Labourer | Pritchard Court | Richard | Eaton | Labourer | full | Spinster | - | Pritchard Court | James | Rossiter | Labourer | Edwin Mutton | Caroline Rossiter | Richard Cronall off minister | by Banns |
If you have unwanted certificates you would like to add to this collection, please take them to the Research Room and place them in the PVC wallet provided in the front of the certificate folders or post them to:
BAFHS (certificates),
c/o Bristol Archives,
'B' Bond Warehouse,
Smeaton Road,
Bristol,
BS1 6XN.
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