Marriage Record Translation
Re: Marriage Record Translation
My guess is "contestante" with the meaning of "notifying"...
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AngelaGrace56
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Re: Marriage Record Translation
I also read "contestante". I didn't know that it might mean "notifying", but it does make sense in the context. I can also see that the meaning "contesting" would make sense in this context, i.e. the banns were not only to notify of the upcoming marriage, but also to allow for any opposition to the marriage?PippoM wrote:My guess is "contestante" with the meaning of "notifying"...
Angela
Re: Marriage Record Translation
Oh, Yes! That's the main reason for them.
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Re: Marriage Record Translation
The purpose of banns was so that if anyone knew of a reason why 2 people shouldn't be allowed to marry, such as one was already married to someone else, they were closely related, or one of them was underage, then that person could come forward before the marriage to object.
