Strategy for finding the Informacion Matrimonial Calvillo, Ags.
By serna_david | 6:16 PM MST, Mon August 26, 2013
I have a marrige from august 16 1832 in Calvillo, Ags. I have trouble trying to decide how early before to look for the Informacion Matrimonial. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Announcements (banns) are supposed to be made three consecutive Sundays prior to the wedding, so this suggests at least three weeks prior. However, I've also seen the informacion matrimonial much closer to the wedding.
If a dispensation is needed, it could be months prior.
Thus, I think 6 weeks prior is a good time to start; if you don't find anything, try 2 or 3 months prior to that.
If the informacion matrimonial is not found, it is also possible that it was done in a different parish if one of the partners was not from the parish where the wedding took place.
Informacion Matrimonial
Announcements (banns) are supposed to be made three consecutive Sundays prior to the wedding, so this suggests at least three weeks prior. However, I've also seen the informacion matrimonial much closer to the wedding.
If a dispensation is needed, it could be months prior.
Thus, I think 6 weeks prior is a good time to start; if you don't find anything, try 2 or 3 months prior to that.
If the informacion matrimonial is not found, it is also possible that it was done in a different parish if one of the partners was not from the parish where the wedding took place.
George Fulton
Pleasanton, CA