Old post from 2007

We found an old post on the internet .
About the Coulson -Hilder marriage .
And we wondered if there ever was an answer.

I am seeking the reason why on 21st August, 1854 GEORGE HARRISON COULSON [1] and CHARLOTTE HILDER [2] married in St. Mary's Church, Bermondsey. Both recorded as living there at the time of the marriage although the reasons for this location are unclear as both had businesses in Boughton Under Blean, Kent. GEORGE HARRISON's first wife PHOEBE had died in 1846 so the second marriage was presumably not seen as "rushed". GEORGE HARRISON COULSON, [1] a miller, was described as the son of GEORGE HARRISON COULSON (GEORGE COULSON), a carpenter. CHARLOTTE HILDER [2], the daughter of JOHN HILDER [1], a farmer and his wife CHARLOTTE HILDER [1]. The marriage was performed by F.E.B. Swann in the presence of RICHARD DAY and SARAH JANE DAY.

Richard

And yes there was an answer .

under the 1754 Hardwicke Act

The legal requirement of residency in the parish was three weeks. So where on the marriage entry its stated "of this parish" it doesn't necessarily mean the person was a full time resident.