LIST 16 - MARRIAGES - ST MATTHEWS WINDSOR
There were 36 marriages performed by Rev Cartwright in 1810, the first being between Austin Forrest and Jemima Pitt on 28th April.
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 numberThe marriages are listed in chronological order.
With regard to the grooms; Cornelius Hellawell and John Watson are known to
be convicts but their ships of arrival are unknown.
With regard to the brides; the arrival details of Mary Sklenan are unknown.
As explained above the age at marriage is a derived figure.
The first marriage in the register is recorded as taking place at Richmond.
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.
To locate an entry on this list; firstly an alphabetical search on the name
would be made on Lists 10 or 11 using code "SMW" from which the date of marriage
would be retrieved, secondly using the appropriate date, the marriage would
then be located on this list.
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