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Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 7,602 Send Message	Penny	Report	5 Feb 2007 13:56
	I would have thought 'before me' means the same as 'in front of me' ie-he witnessed it being done
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Elizabeth	Report	5 Feb 2007 13:19
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Does anyone know what Certificate before me means on a marriage certificate in the context: Married in the ....A... (according to the Rites and Ceromonies of the).....B.......by 'Certificate before me Ernest C Wring(?) Deputy Registrar. 'A' being The Register Office and (according to etc) has been crossed out and 'B' not filled in, presumably because it was not a church wedding.
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 8,416 Send Message	☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy	Report	5 Feb 2007 13:17
	http://home.clara.net/dixons/Certificates/marriages.htm#HEAD 'by certificate' which would be found on a marriage entry in a register office marriage register or in a non-conformist marriage register. It shows that the couple waited 3 weeks between giving notice and getting married.