Find your ancestors in Sowerby Bridge Marriages

Discover your ancestors from the West Yorkshire parishes of Sowerby Bridge and Illingworth. The records will reveal your ancestor’s marriage date, father’s name, spouse’s name and even the names of witnesses present. All the details you find will be beneficial for your family research.

Each record includes a transcript of the original marriage records. The details in each record can vary but most will include a combination of the following information.

  • Name
  • Age and birth year
  • Occupation
  • Marital status
  • Father’s name and occupation
  • Marriage date
  • Spouse’s name and age
  • Spouse’s occupation
  • Spouse’s marital status
  • Spouse’s father’s name and occupation
  • Witnesses
  • Signed
  • By banns or licence
  • Place
  • County and country

Within the marital status (or condition) results you will find abbreviations for widow (W), spinster (S) and bachelor (B).