Barbados Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

Barbados

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 * The names of the bride and groom
 * Date and place of marriage

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 * Ages
 * Names of the fathers

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 * Collection Citation:"Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

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