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Should  such  Rolls  survive  you
                              gist  with  regard  to  inquiries  about
                              a  man  who  followed  a  particular  may  well  be  in  a  position  to  learn
                                                               much  of your earlier ancestors,  and
                              craft  or trade.
                                                               may  even  succeed  in  tracing  them,
                                                               even  though  they were  only humble
                                                               folk, for a  couple  of  hundred  years
                                                               back  before  the  start  of  Parish
                                                                  -
                                                               Renisters.
                                            M
                                                               Mrprriage by Licence - Marriage has
                                                               often  becn  by  ' banns',  which  is  a
                              Malaya  -  Records  of  births  and  notice  of  intention  to  marry,  called
                              deaths  in  the States of  Penang  and  out  three  times  during Sunday xr-
                              Malacca  date  from  1869 and  1870  vices in the Parish  Church  in  which
                              respectively.  Those  of  the  old  the  bride  and  bridegroom  resided.
                              Federated  States date  back  to  1894  If  for  some  reason  or  other  the
                              (in Selangor)  while  those  of  the old  parties  concerned  wished  to  dis-
                              unfederated  States  were  onIy  corn-  pense  with  this  requirement  they
                              menced  between  1915  and  1.930.  could  do  so  by  being  married  by
                              Marriage  records  are  held  by  the  licence.  An  occasion  of  this  sort
                              Registrar  of  Marriages.  Birhs  and  rnight  arise if  the couple wanted  to
                                                               be  marrie.  in  a  hurry  and  at  one
                              Deaths in each state.
                                                               stage  in  history  it  became  a  status
                              Mslta  -  Registration  dates  from  symbol to be  married  by licence.
                              1863  and  the  records  are  retained
                                                                 There were rnany types of  licence:
                              in  tbe  Public  Registry  of  either  if the couple both  lived  in the same
                              Malta or Gozo. Applications should  diocese  it  could  be  obtained  €rom
                              be  addressed  to the  Director  of  the  the  bishop  of  that  diocese  but  if
                              Public  Registry  of  Malta  or  Gozo.  they  resided  jn  different  dioceses  it
                              Earlier  records  are  kept  by  the  was  necessary  to  obtain  the  licence
                              parish  churches.
                                                               €rom the archbishop's  office. If  they
                                                               lived  in  two ecclesiastical  provinces
                              Manor  Court  Rolls  - These  rolls  it  was  necessary  to  apply  to  the
                              are  to a  great  extent  still  privately  Master  of  Faculties  of  the  Arch-
                              owned and  apart from  the diaiculty  bishop  of  Canterbury.
                                                                 Useful  information  is  contained
                              of  tracing  their  ownership,  chances
                              of  their surviving at al1 is nor great.  in  what  are  known  as  the  Allega-
                              However,  any  such  Manor  Court  tions.  These  were  statements  made
                              Rolls in existence  have  to  be  regis-  by  the  bride  and  bridegroom,  to-
                              zered  with:                     gether  with  bonds,  whicfi  were
                                                               assurances  by  the  bondsmen  and
                              The  Historical  M.S.S. Commission.  were  retained  in  the  diocesan
                                Manorial  Documents  Registry,   register.
                                       Quality  House.           A  number  of  marriage  licences
                                       Quality  Court,         have  been  published  by  the  Har-
                                       Chancery  hne,          Ieian  Society  and  other  bodies  and
                                       London  W.C.2.          the  Society  of  Genealogists  has
                                                               many  Manuscript  copies.
                                There  is  legislation  today  which
                              guards  against  their  destruction  or  Manritius  -  Records  date  from
                              sale  overseas.                  1712. Prior to  1793 they are held  by
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