Maried Twice???

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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	11 Apr 2016 20:39
	There are about 2 reasons for a second marriage for a marriage like this Something was wrong with the first marriage ................ ie, not the correct church, in a registry office, one of the participants was already married. In this case, I wonder if Elizabeth was too young and did not have parental approval?? She is only 19 on the 1882 record. I cannot find another record for the first marriage, other than on freebmd, ie, I can't the same record under those Gloucestershire CofE records The other reason is that the groom was in the army and had not received his colonel's permission to marry beforehand. The army then considered that marriage illegitimate, and the couple shad to re-wed after getting the necessary permission.
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Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,049 Send Message	safc	Report	11 Apr 2016 20:36
	1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hadelock Villa, Cromwell Road, Ss James and Paul (United Out), Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Mitchell Fairweather Head Widow Female 54 1827 - Cornwall, England Transcription Thomas Fairweather Son Single Male 21 1860 Dentist Haverhill, Suffolk, England Transcription Emily Fairweather Daughter Single Female 13 1868 Scholar Haverhill, Suffolk, England Transcription Edward Sparkling Lodger Single Male 21 1860 Commercial Traveller Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,049 Send Message	safc	Report	11 Apr 2016 20:36
	England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Print transcription View image First name(s) THOMAS LAY Last name FAIRWEATHER Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1880 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ THOMAS LAY FAIRWEATHER married EMILY MARIA BROWN District BRISTOL District number - County Gloucestershire Country England Volume 6A Page 126 Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	11 Apr 2016 20:33
	Marriages Sep 1880 (>99%) Fairweather Thomas Lay Bristol 6a 126 Marriages Jun 1882 (>99%) Fairweather Thomas Lay Chepstow 11a 15 The second marriage was registered in Chepstow, but took place in Lydney
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	11 Apr 2016 20:29
	from ancestry ......... Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 Name: Thomas Lay Fairweather Birth Year: abt 1859 Gender: Male Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1882 Age: 23 Spouse: Elizabeth Schmitt Father: William Fairweather Event Type: Marriage Parish: Lydney, Gloucestershire Parish as it Appears: Lydney Register Type: Parish Registers from image:- Thomas age 23 Bachelor Occupation:- Dentist Address:- Stroud (??) Father occupation:- Tailor Elizabeth:- age 19 Spinster no occupation shown Address:- Sydney (??) Father occupation:- Photographer Witnesses:- Jacob Salxx (can't read remainder of surname) and John Henry Powell EDIT:- forgot to add name of Elizabeth's father ........ Jacob Schmidt, photographer
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	11 Apr 2016 20:24
	actually the second marriage seems to have been in 1882
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 208 Send Message	trafiklitedol	Report	11 Apr 2016 20:03
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 208 Send Message	I am just re-kindling interest in my family tree after an absence of about a year and have found a marriage on my husband's side that is puzzling me. Details are as follows:- Thomas Lay Fairwether married Elizabeth Schmidt - Q3 1880 6a 126 (Bristol) there is also a date of marriage for the above - Q2 1883 11a 15 (Chepstow) There is only one birth for a Thomas Lay Fairwether is registered between 1850 - 1860. If anyone has any idea why these two people would have to marry twice I would be grateful for your input. Thank in anticipation.

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