Banns books, 1733–1928
Banns books, 1733–1928
Collection: The Church of England and Social Change in Manchester, 1635–1928 Volumes Banns books, 1733–1928
This span of almost two centuries records the proclamation of intended marriages. Repeated three times at weekly intervals before the wedding, the proclamations are unique to the Church of England. Where a marriage did not take place following the reading of banns, the reason for the cancellation is often noted. An idea of the scale of, and reasons for, objections can be gauged by reference to the one extant Banns objections register. This lists all the proposed marriages against which objections were raised for the period between late October 1833 and early February 1836 and gives a cross-reference to the page number in the relevant banns book.
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Banns Book, 24 Jul 1733-20 Jul 1741
Reference: MS 19/1. For this volume and the next two, only the date of marriage appears in right column, which often vary by as much as six months on a...
Date:1733-1741Contributor:Manchester Cathedral
Identifier:P07-01
Archive Reference(s): MS 19/1;
Banns Book, 27 Aug 1741-27 Feb 1749
Reference: MS 19/2 (Vol. gives only date of marriage in right column.)
Date:1741-1749Contributor:Manchester Cathedral
Identifier:P07-02
Archive Reference(s):MS 19/2;
Banns Book, 19 Apr 1750-20 Mar 1757
Reference: MS 19/3 (Vol. gives only date of marriage in right column until img. 163, whereafter a new system is introduced, giving in the left-hand column the date of presumably...
Date:1750-1757Contributor:Manchester Cathedral
Identifier:P07-03
Archive Reference(s):MS 19/3;
Banns Book, 13 Feb 1757-29 Jun 1766
Reference: MS 19/4. From this volume onwards, the date of the Sunday on which the banns were first read is noted in the left column.
Date:1757-1766Contributor:Manchester Cathedral
Identifier:P07-04
Archive Reference(s):MS 19/4;
Banns Book, 15 Jun 1766-14 Nov 1773
Reference: MS 19/5. This volume, for example, includes a note (img 293) which reads: "Mr Owen, if one Joseph Kellsall and Lewey Shelmerdine put up any asking in your Colegait...
Date:1766-1773Contributor:Manchester Cathedral
Identifier:P07-05
Archive Reference(s):MS 19/5;
Banns Book, 31 Oct 1773-27 Aug 1780
Reference: MS 19/6
Date:1773-1780Contributor:Manchester Cathedral
Identifier:P07-06
Archive Reference(s):MS 19/6;
Banns Book, 20 Aug 1780-25 Jul 1784
Reference: MS 19/7
Date:1780-1784Contributor:Manchester Cathedral
Identifier:P07-07
Archive Reference(s):MS 19/7;
Banns Book, 13 Jul 1784-8 Apr 1787
Reference: MS 19/8
Date:1784-1787Contributor:Manchester Cathedral
Identifier:P07-08
Archive Reference(s):MS 19/8;
