Resources

Track down marriage notice books online

ANCESTRY

w ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1557

A marriage notice book for the district of St George the Martyr in Southwark covering 1848– 1856 can be found in the collection ‘London, England, Poor Law and Board of Guardian Records, 1738–1926’ on Ancestry.

DISCOVERY

w discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Searching The National Archives’ catalogue Discovery reveals where any surviving marriage notice books are held by local archives, although it is often worth checking with the archive directly.

THE EUREKA PARTNERSHIP

w eurekapartnership.com

Transcriptions of marriage notice books from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire can be ordered here. Prices start at £2 plus P&P.

THE KEEP

w thekeep.info/marriage-notice-books

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Read a short guide to the marriage notice books held at The Keep in East Sussex.