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Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	29 Jan 2005 20:43
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	It wasn't very popular though. In my family until 20th century there was only one family wedding in a register office in 1852 - probably because the bride was 3 weeks off giving birth. In my husband's family tree there was a register office wedding in 1898 because the groom was C of E and the bride Jewish. nell
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Joan	Report	29 Jan 2005 20:11
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Brenda thanks for reply, did think it would be then, but it looked too easy. Not found much that was as straight forwards as that. joan
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 3,470 Send Message	Phoenix	Report	29 Jan 2005 19:53
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 3,470 Send Message	1837 for civil weddings. Before that you had to marry in parish church, or according to the rites of quakers or jews. B
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Joan	Report	29 Jan 2005 19:49
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	hi all, Not really relevant to me yet, but does anyone know . When did the law allow weddings away from religeous buildings and into what we now call Registry offices or has there always been an alternative to the religeous service? Many thanks. Joan