The name of the bride (or that of her deceased husband, in such a case that one exists)
Additionally, it is common to find:
The occupation of the groom
The social status of the groom
The residence of the Groom
The birth date of the Groom
The name of the groom's father*
The name of the groom's mother
The birth date of the bride
The birth place of the bride
The name of the bride's father (or that of a late husband)
The occupation of the bride's father (or that of a late husband)
The social status of the bride's father (or that of a late husband)
*If the groom's father's name is missing, it could be that he was previously married, however men do not always get a status of widow (check the notation of the scribe in surrounding entries, if other men were listed as widows and thus the groom is illegitimate or no such notation is used). This same reasoning can be applied if the bride is missing a father. Information like parents' names could be omitted due to it being a duplicate record of a different parish, located via a listed origin on the entry: "von" or "aus" which both mean "from."
Marriage Record Examples
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Example of a typical Paragraph Format:
This example includes birthdates for both individuals in the remarks.
Example of a Sentence Format:
Example of a typical Tabular Format:
After the 1800's most church records were usually kept in a tabular or printed format. Tabular forms are easier to read, but usually have less information.