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Marriages at St Mary the Virgin
in the Parish of Prescot

For the format of dates in Registers prior to 1752, see notes on the Julian Calendar

Following the implementation of the Hardwicke Marriage Act in 1754, this parish appears to have adopted a practice of maintaining two Marriage Registers, one for marriages by Banns and one for marriages by Licence.

The Register of Marriages 1754 to 1801 (PRO ref PR3404/1/28) appears to contain marriages by Licence and is concluded in 1801 when the practice of separating marriages appears to have been abandoned.

The Register of Marriages 1788 to 1812 (PRO ref PR3404/1/29) begins by recording marriages by Banns. From 1801 onwards, following the end of the register above, this register appears to record marriages by both Banns and Licence.

The PRO descriptions of the marriage Registers during this period is as follows:-

PR3404/1/271754 to 1788Register of Banns and Marriages, 5 May 1754 - 26 Aug 1788
PR3404/1/281754 to 1801Register of Marriages by Licence, 23 Jun 1754 - 6 Apr 1801
  with 3 entries for Marriages by Banns, 15 Sep - 22 Sep 1788
PR3404/1/291788 to 1812Register of Banns and Marriages, 27 Jul 1788 - 19 Sep 1813
  including entries for Marriages by Licence, 12 Apr 1801 - 29 Oct 1812

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1632 - 1653 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1667 - 1694 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1695 - 1722 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at Eccleston Hall 1697 - 1699 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1722 - 1726 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1727 - 1753 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1754 - 1788 with Surname Index

The Register for 1754 - 1788 is divided into batches covering 18 years
Batches for the individual years may be accessed via the links below

 1754 - 1771   1772 - 1788 

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1754 - 1801 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1788 - 1812 with Surname Index

The Register for 1788 - 1812 is divided into batches covering 13 years
Batches for the individual years may be accessed via the links below

 1788 - 1800   1801 - 1812 

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1813 - 1830 with Surname Index

The Register for 1813 - 1830 is divided into batches covering 9 years
Batches for the individual years may be accessed via the links below

 1813 - 1821   1822 - 1830 

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1830 - 1837 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1837 - 1845 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1845 - 1854 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1854 - 1860 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1860 - 1868 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1868 - 1878 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1878 - 1892 with Surname Index

The Register for Marriages at St Mary the Virgin 1892 - 1900 with Surname Index

There are 9100 Marriage Records extracted for this Church

A combined index for all the above registers may be accessed through the links below.

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