Flintshire Marriages and Banns

Banns

The Flintshire Banns includes both an image and a transcript of the original record. Over the years the amount of information recorded has changed; therefore the information in each transcript may vary but most should include the following information:

• Name

• Banns Date (first of the three announcements)

• Bride’s name

• Groom’s name

• Marriage date

• Bride’s parish

• Groom’s parish

• Place

• County and Country

Marriages

Each record comprises a transcript and image of the original register. The amount of information listed varies, but the records usually include a combination of the following information about your ancestor:

• Groom’s first name(s)

• Groom’s last name

• Bride’s first name(s)

• Bride’s last name

• Groom’s birth year

• Bride’s birth year

• Groom’s age

• Bride’s age

• Groom’s father’s first name(s)

• Groom’s father’s last name

• Bride’s father’s first name(s)

• Bride’s father’s last name

• Banns year

• Banns date

• Marriage year

• Marriage date

• Groom’s parish

• Bride’s parish

• Marriage parish

• County

• Country

Some images may contain additional information. Further details include:

• Officiating minister

• Groom’s marital status

• Bride’s marital status

• Groom’s occupation

• Bride’s occupation

• Banns or licence

• Witness names

Flintshire

While researching your family history it is essential to remember that county and town borders can change. The Flintshire Banns includes the town of Flint, but also towns and parishes across the historic county of Flintshire. The historic county included towns; such as, Rhy, Meliden and Prestatlyn which are now included in the present day Denbighshire. In 1972, local governments in Wales were reorganised by the Local Government (Wales) Act. The County of Flintshire was abolished and consolidated into the County of Clwyd. In 1996 the unitary authorities of Denibighshire and Flintshire were created.

Banns

In order to understand these records better, it is important to know what Banns are. Banns are the announcement of a couple’s intention to be married. The purpose of the announcements are to give anyone in the congregation an opportunity to voice objections to the marriage. The Banns must be read out in church on three Sundays in the three months leading up to the wedding day. This is useful for those records which do not include the wedding date. By recording the Banns you now have an educated idea of when your relatives were married.