For the Deaneries of Lonsdale, Kendal, Furness and Copeland, part of the Archdeaconry of Richmond. Edited by John Brownbill, an and published in 1920, this work contains transcripts of Marriage Bonds for Lancashire north of the River Ribble; also the western half of the North Riding of Yorkshire, and the southern parts of Westmorland and Cumberland.
The transcripts give - date, names and parish of residence of bride and groom, names of bondsmen and witnesses. Complete with indexes of names and places, this is very useful for family history research.
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