Marriage at Church opposite Old Bailey - Genealogists' Forum

#1 15-10-10, 06:45

Can anyone make a guess why on 7 June 1840, David Ware (Baptist) & Sarah Climpson (C of E), would marry at St.Sepulchre-without-Newgate, at Holborn, London? I am not aware of any criminal past

and it is some distance from where they lived at Chesham. Thanks Julie

HarrysMum · #2 15-10-10, 07:29

Found a David Ware marrying Ann Jones in 1733. It was a Fleet marriage.

Got sidetracked......sorry......I'll look for your fellow now....

HarrysMum · #3 15-10-10, 07:41

Was there a reason either of them couldn't marry in their own parish??

I'm thinking the differences in denominations........was either under age?? or...already married??? lol

Merry · #4 15-10-10, 07:59

lol sidetracking again, but I love the cert - marriage by banns so one of them should be 'living' in the parish of St Sepulchre at least for the three weeks whilst the banns were read, but they both have Chesham Bois, Bucks as their address!

I see they both said they were 21 years of age almost exactly a year later for the 1841 census, so perhaps they knew their marriage would be objected to by someone at home?

HarrysMum · #5 15-10-10, 08:11

Merry......was that church one that did Fleet marriages??? I thought they were around the prison area.

****back to Merry's search****

Merry · #6 15-10-10, 08:13

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was that church one that did Fleet marriages???

I've no idea Libby, but didn't the practice stop in 1754?

HarrysMum · #7 15-10-10, 08:21

Yep.................you're right.

Olde Crone · #8 15-10-10, 09:17

What was the groom's occupation?

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#9 15-10-10, 09:35

David's father, George, was a farmer but I think David was a farm labourer.
George remarried a wealthy widow Catherine Abbey about 6 weeks after David and Sarah were married. My interest in where they were married is what connection they would have to the church, especially as you said banns would have been read. I suppose Sarah could have been working in London? Sarah's parents the Climpsons were married in High Wycombe and I would have thought they would have married thre. Apparently where they were married was the church mentioned in the Rhyme "Oranges and Lemons" as the Bells of Old Bailey. Maybe they liked the rhyme. Thanks for your thoughts ladies. Julie

Olde Crone · #10 15-10-10, 10:05

The reason I asked is because the church is known as the Musician's church. It also houses the Royal Artillery chapel.

But that doesn't seem of any significance here, does it!

OC