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INDEX Castor Parish Register of Marriages 1754 – 1812   (Sidnee Day Spencer)

This index on pages 2 – 48 includes all entries recorded in the Marriage Register 1754 – 1812 for the Parish of Castor, Northamptonshire, England. The original parish record is identified at the Northamptonshire Record Office as 60 p / 13. Marriages and banns are indexed for both brides and grooms. When the event is also included in the 1994 International Genealogical Index, it is indicated with IGI noted in the record column. The marriage register transcript pages number 1-87.

Sources / Abbreviations for this index include:

PR = Castor Parish Register (60 p / 13); 14 May 1754 – 16 Nov 1812
IGI = 1994 International Genealogical Index
= surname change md = marriage lic = license

CASTOR was formally located in the county of Northampton, 4 1/2 miles west of Peterborough comprising chapelries of Sutton and Upton and hamlet of Ailesworth; population 1,198 in 1831; archdeaconry Northampton, diocese Peterborough. Castor Parish Records survive from 1538.  The original parish registers are kept in the Northampton County Record Office.  Castor is now in the county of Cambridgeshire.

My intent in choosing this format, i.e. alphabetized surnames with events chronologically arranged, was to provide work sheets for further research on family lines. Additional sources can be noted under the `Record’ column which verify information or document discrepancies. The index does not include all information found in the register. While this index has been made with great care, omissions and errors may have occurred; therefore, it would be prudent to also consult my transcript and the parish register photocopies located at the County Record Office if a primary source is needed.

I appreciate those who created and preserved the Castor records and the helpful professionals at the Northamptonshire Record Office who made transcription and indexing possible. Without my husband Donald G. Spencer’s support, this study would not have been possible. The hope that this document would be of some help to others, prompted our efforts.

Sidnee Day Spencer, Ed.D.
6215 South Westridge Street
Murray, Utah 84107
United States of America
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5 April 1996