1,479 marriage bonds filed in 1824 through 1826 in the Diocese of Durham. These are brand new, not previously in our bond index.

In this period, marriage bonds often provide ages, occupations, place of residence, and sometimes a father or mother for the bride and groom during a period when marriage registers did not provide that information. Please read the Marriage Bonds section of the Transcription Samples page for a description of what information is found in bonds, allegations, and associated documents, and how we present that information.

Samples:

• 2 Jan 1824 Robert Stobbs (printer, bachelor), age 21, of Durham St.Nicholas obtained a licence to marry Isabella Kelsey (spinster, minor with consent of her natural & lawful mother), age 20, of Durham St.Nicholas, daughter of Isabella Kelsey (of Durham St.Nicholas, widow), directed to St.Nicholas
• 23 Oct 1824 William Burlison (joiner, bachelor), age 21, of Norton, County Durham late of Longhorsley, Northumberland obtained a licence to marry Jane Wetherell (spinster), age 21, of Norton, directed to Norton
• 29 Mar 1825 William Henry Nicholas Temperley (bachelor, minor with consent of his mother), age 20, of Newcastle upon Tyne All Saints, son of Charlotte Ann Temperley (widow), obtained a licence to marry Margery Ann Reid (spinster), age 21, of Newcastle upon Tyne All Saints, directed to All Saints
• 16 Nov 1826 William Nairn (widower), age 60, of Morpeth, Northumberland obtained a licence to marry Ann Readhead (spinster), age 40, of Unthank in the parish of Alnham, Northumberland, directed to Alnham

Note that “age 21” means “21 and upwards” in these documents. Marriage bonds cover the entire Diocese of Durham i.e. Durham, Northumberland, North Yorkshire. There are a few licences in our collection that were issued by York. Because bonds cover the whole diocese, there is no way to limit your search of bonds to a single district. If you select a district from the District menu, your selection will be ignored when the marriage bonds database is searched.