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Post by rhires on Nov 28, 2009 8:50:00 GMT -5
Hello. As I edit a family, there's a category that says "Married" and has a check box that says "Date:" but next to that it says "Intention". I looked through the documents, and did not find anything about this. What does "Intention" mean? If I have it checked, what does that do? Or unchecked, either way.
Thanks!
Russell
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Post by Howard Metcalfe on Nov 28, 2009 13:05:35 GMT -5
Hello. As I edit a family, there's a category that says "Married" and has a check box that says "Date:" but next to that it says "Intention". I looked through the documents, and did not find anything about this. What does "Intention" mean? If I have it checked, what does that do? Or unchecked, either way. Thanks! Russell Hi Russell, In the old days (to the 1800s) a couple who intended to be married filed a formal document with the local authority stating that they intended to be married. Sometimes this was filed in the bride-to-be's town and sometimes in the groom-to-be's town. Frequently a bond was posted by the groom-to-be which would be forfeited if he didn't follow through with the marriage. The recording of the intention to be married generally preceded the marriage by a few days or more. When you are researching a couple's marriage, sometimes you won't find a record of their marriage, but you may find the recorded intention. If that's the case, when you enter the marriage date in PAWriter, also check the box labeled intention. That will at least give you a good approximation of when they were married, assuming you otherwise know they were married. In some places and faiths, posting of marriage "banns" were required prior to marriage. This served the same purpose. Here is the definition of banns from your MacOS dictionary: "The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as "the banns" (from an Old English word meaning "to summon"), are the public announcement in a Christian parish church that a marriage is going to take place between two specified persons. It is most commonly associated with the Roman Catholic Church and with other denominations whose traditions closely match that of the Roman Catholic Church. "The purpose of banns is to enable anyone to raise any legal impediment to it, so as to prevent marriages that are legally invalid, either under canon law or under civil law. Impediments vary between legal jurisdictions, but would normally include a pre-existing marriage (having been neither dissolved nor annulled), a vow of celibacy, lack of consent, or the couple's being related within the prohibited degrees of kinship." There's more there to read in that dictionary entry. Basically intentions served the same purpose, and you should check the Intention box for banns as well, and add any detail or explanation in the groom's notes. Hope this helps. Best, Howard P.S. If you hold down the shift key and move the cursor over the Intentions box, a short note will pop up about intentions. |
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