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Christmas Day weddings

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Margaret in Sussex

Margaret in Sussex Report 31 May 2010 14:35

Deviating slightly..... My 4x's g.grandparents married in Jan 1st 1800..

New Year..... New Century. How cool is that?

MargarettawasMargot

MargarettawasMargot Report 31 May 2010 13:25

Maybe I'm wrong,I don't know about weddings,but I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere that baptisms on Christmas Day were free-the clergyman didn't have to be paid-so that was why a lot of baptisms were
performed on that day.

Researching:
Malcolm-Prestonkirk, Scotland. Ivey,Williams,Preston, Barlow,Mills, King, Rea,Cottingham,Hollinshead,England.Griffin, O'Keefe,McManus, Trainor,Fleming,Smith, Clark/e,Ireland.

Teddys Girl

Teddys Girl Report 29 May 2010 14:41

My husband's grandmother got married on Christmas Day , in 1909, and one of my uncles married Christmas Day 1936.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 May 2010 08:03

my parents married Christmas day too in 1929 .again it was because it was a day that people didnt have to work and the church was decorated for Christmas too so made it more special.

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 29 May 2010 00:01

not only Ag Labs


lots of poor people only got Christmas Day off work.



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Cath2010

Cath2010 Report 28 May 2010 20:37

Cheers Eddie

Researching:
At the moment: Needles in haystacks!

Eddieisagrandad

Eddieisagrandad Report 28 May 2010 20:25

For "Ag Labs", Chistmas day was the only day they had off work.

Cath2010

Cath2010 Report 28 May 2010 20:23

SomersetGirl,
thanks.
Made sense I suppose.

Researching:
At the moment: Needles in haystacks!

Cath2010

Cath2010 Report 28 May 2010 20:07

While researching my family tree I have come across 4 couples who tied the knot on Christmas day -all late 1800's-.
Is this simply because it would have been a day off work and therefore easier for all to attend?

Bit of a random question I know but I'm just curious.

Cath

Researching:
At the moment: Needles in haystacks!