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The impact of the Clandestine Marriages Act: three case-studies in conformity

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Probert, Rebecca and Brown, Liam D'Arcy (2008) The impact of the Clandestine Marriages Act: three case-studies in conformity. Continuity and Change, Vol.23 (No.2). pp. 309-330. doi:10.1017/S0268416008006759 ISSN 0268-4160.

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Abstract

This article examines the extent of compliance with the Clandestine Marriages Act 1753 through three parish studies. It demonstrates that the vast majority of the sample cohort of parents whose children were baptized in church, and indeed of couples living together, had married in church as required by the 1753 Act, and shows how the proportion of marriages traced rises as more information about the parties becomes available. Through a study of settlement examinations, the article posits an explanation of why some marriages have not been traced, and argues that researchers should be cautious in inferring non-compliance from the absence of a record in a specific parish. It is also argued that the reason for such high rates of compliance has less to do with the power of statute and more to do with the fact that the 1753 Act was not such a radical break with the past as has been assumed.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
K Law [LC] > KD England and Wales
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Marriage law -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century, Common law marriage -- Great Britain, Church records and registers -- Great Britain, Law -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century, Religion and law -- Great Britain, Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
Journal or Publication Title: Continuity and Change
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 0268-4160
Official Date: August 2008
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August 2008Published
Volume: Vol.23
Number: No.2
Number of Pages: 22
Page Range: pp. 309-330
DOI: 10.1017/S0268416008006759
Status: Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)

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