A General Question About Marriages
Hello,
I have thought that weddings usually take place in the village of the bride. Sometimes they take place in the village of the groom. I now wonder whether marriages take place in the parish, rather than the village. I have seen that the parish of České Budějovice administers quite a few marriages. I believe that the area is and has been well-populated. Do marriages sometimes take place in the parish towns rather than the towns of residence? Or do they always take place in the parish towns? Or is there no general practice? Thank you and Happy Holidays.
Sincerely,
Stephen
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Yes. I was told recently to use the Parish Church town instead of the residence. They marry where the church is.
Betseylee Browning
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From my limited experience (north-east Bohemia, 1650-1900), 90% of weddings were in the bride's place. The rest was in the groom's place (most of these cases were weddings of widowed grooms). Weddings in other locations increased after 1918.
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According to https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A9_Bud%C4%9Bjovice, in 1803 there lived 5815 citizens. The boom started with the establishment of the railway.
In some cities, church books are divided into the city center and separate city suburbs. In the past, these suburbs were usually separate villages later integrated into the larger city area. I do not know the history of České Budějovice though.
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In looking at the link, the city itself doesn't seem to be overly large. The population in 2021 was listed as 94,229. The parish of České Budějovice, however, seems to have seen a lot of traffic. There are currently 127 parish record books available online. And only a few of these records are post-1920.
České Budějovice (sv. Mikuláš) 68 1887-1895 (ceskearchivy.cz)
As an example, in the period between April 1887 and November 1895, on average there were over 200 marriage ceremonies performed per year. That seems like a lot compared to most parishes that I have researched.
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I agree that marriages are mostly in the bride's church. But I have found exceptions.
Merry Christmas.
Betseylee
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