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dotti34 · 22-09-2016, 23:37

As a point of interest, regarding church marriages, I've now found out that up until 1898 only ordained clergy of the Church of England were able to perform and register marriages. Up to that date a Registrar of Marriages had to be present at all other church marriage ceremonies for them to be legal.

22-09-2016, 23:37	#3
dotti34 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,189 Blog Entries: 80 Liked: 1480 times Rep Power: 833512	Re: Ward / Westwell As a point of interest, regarding church marriages, I've now found out that up until 1898 only ordained clergy of the Church of England were able to perform and register marriages. Up to that date a Registrar of Marriages had to be present at all other church marriage ceremonies for them to be legal.