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The second section is essentially the register itself and covers pages 1-202, 1757-1867. This section records the date when the license was issued, the place of marriage\n(usually the parish) and the full names of both parties. In addition, this section may also record the following information: whether the marriage was by license or banns (Marriage Banns, published in the parish church where the couple lived, constituted a legal substitute for a marriage license prior to 1848), names of witnesses, name of bondsman, wife's age and condition before marriage (spinster or widow), the couple's place of residence and the name of the wife's parents. By 1853, page 170, additional information was recorded--such as the age and condition of both the husband and wife before marriage, their places of birth,\ntheir places of residence, their parents' names, the occupation of the husband and the name of the person performing the marriage ceremony and his religious denomination(noted by 1816.) 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