LIST 21 - MARRIAGES - ST JOHNS LAUNCESTON

 
 
The first marriage was performed at St Johns on the 26th February 1811 
by the Rev Robert Knopwood. Up until the end of 1820 there were 93 
marriages performed at St Johns.
 
The information recorded for each marriage is as follows:
 date
 groom 
 family name
 Christian name
 year and ship of arrival
 civil status at time of marriage
 age at marriage
 bride 
 family name
 Christian name
 year and ship of arrival
 civil status at time of marriage
 age at marriage
 reference number
 
The marriages are listed in chronological order.
 
During the Rev Knopwood's first visit to Port Dalrymple in 1811 he 
performed 23 marriages. The Rev Knopwood next visited the 
settlement in 1814 when he performed eight marriages. Of the 41 
marriages recorded for 1819, 24 have no exact date but it is assumed 
Rev Knopwood visited the settlement in January of that year. In 
November 1819 the Rev John Youl arrived from Sydney to take up the 
incumbrance of the parish.
 
As explained above the age at marriage is a derived figure.
 
It should be pointed out that in the original register the only 
information recorded was; date, family name and Christian name of both 
bride and groom. Information in the register but not included 
here includes; the officiating minister, names of the witnesses to 
the marriage and who gave consent to the marriage (the father to 
colonial born brides and the governor to convicts). Interested 
readers are urged to consult the originals.
 
The reference number would direct the reader to the entry in the 
original parish register. It should be noted however that since the 
Rev Knopwood was ministering to both St Davids Hobart and St Johns 
Launceston the reference numbers are intertwined. Thus in 1811 they 
run 073 to 095, in 1814 they run 159 to 166, in 1819 326 to 366 and 
in 1820 430 to 450.
 
To locate an entry on this list; firstly an alphabetical search on 
the name would be made on Lists 15 or 16 using code "SJL" from which 
the date of marriage would be retrieved, secondly using the 
appropriate date, the marriage would then be located on this list.

Proceed to Church Register

Return to 1811-1820

Return to Home Page

This work is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Enquiries should be made to the publisher.