Lough
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Name Lough Birth Between 1765 and 1777 Great Aycliffe,,,Count Durham,England
[1] Gender Female Person ID I1706 My Genealogy Last Modified 11 Apr 2020 | Edit
Father William Lough, b. 1739 Mother Jane Graham, b. 1740 Marriage 11 Jul 1761 Long Newton,,,Count Durham,England
[1, 2, 3, 4] - There was a marriage bond signed between William Lough and his prospective father-in-law Ralph Graham in the amout of 200 pounds, which seems like an enormous amount of money for the time. However this money would not have been paid, it was the sum to be paid if there was found to be an impediment to the marriage.
From "Genealogy: Think of a marriage bond as an intention to marry" downloaded from https://www.tribstar.com/news/lifestyles/genealogy-think-of-a-marriage-bond-as-an-intention-to/article_0d4c0f38-f3a7-5e83-a556-e75bbaca2bd4.html" on April 11, 2020:
"Think of a marriage bond as an intention to marry — a reflection of an official "engagement." A man who had proposed to a woman went to the courthouse with a bondsman (often the father or brother of the prospective bride), and posted a bond indicating his intention to marry the woman. The bond was an amount of money that the prospective groom would have to pay as a penalty if an impediment to the marriage was found. No money literally changed hands at the time of posting the bond. But if the groom was discovered, for instance, already to have a wife whom he had abandoned, the marriage could not go through and the man would have to pay (I've often seen bonds in the sum of 50 dollars or pounds, but the amount could be as high as $1,000)."
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Family ID F452 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- There was a marriage bond signed between William Lough and his prospective father-in-law Ralph Graham in the amout of 200 pounds, which seems like an enormous amount of money for the time. However this money would not have been paid, it was the sum to be paid if there was found to be an impediment to the marriage.
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Sources - [S1283] John Lough and Elizabeth Merson, John Graham Lough 1798-1876 A Northumbrian Sculptor, (Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press, 1987.), page 1. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1284] England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900, (familysearch.org), Marriage Bond William Lough and Ralph Graham (Reliability: 3).
- [S1284] England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900, (familysearch.org), Marriage Licence William Lough and Ann Graham (Reliability: 3).
- [S205] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Ancestry.com.), William Lough and Jane Graham (Reliability: 3).
- [S1283] John Lough and Elizabeth Merson, John Graham Lough 1798-1876 A Northumbrian Sculptor, (Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press, 1987.), page 1. (Reliability: 3).


