Marriage Bonds and Allegations
- These were required when people married by licence rather than by banns. The licence would have been kept by the couple who were to marry, but the allegation, a statement made by the intending bride and groom, and the bond, assurances by bondsmen (usually friends or relatives), were kept at the Diocesan Registry.
- Those for the Diocese of York, covering the years 1660 to 1950, are at the Borthwick Institute.
- Some lists of Yorkshire marriage licences have been published:-
1567-1630 Yorkshire Archaeological Society Journal, in vols. 7-20 with an index in Yorkshire Arch. Soc. Extra Series Vol. 2
1630-1644 Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series Vol. 40
1660-1674 Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series Vol. 43
1674-1714 Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series Vol. 46
Newsome, E.B. & W.R. - An index of marriage bonds and allegations in the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Dean and Chapter of York 1613-1939. 1985. (Y 929.34281).
Newsome, E.B. & W.R. - An index to the Archbishop of York’s marriage bonds and allegations, 1735-1839. 9 vols. (Y 929.34281).
Gibson, J.S.W. - Bishops transcripts and marriage licences, bonds and allegations : a guide to their location and indexes. 3rd ed. 1991 (H929.341)
