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From: Jean Durbin <>
Subject: [DBY] re Civil weddings
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 11:27:05 +0800

In answer to the query about civil weddings I have a Samuel HALLOWS who
married his daughter in law in the Bakewell Registry Office in 1858. Samuel
having lost his wife and son within 3 months in 1854, the resulting
marriage to his daughter in law being legal, I presume it still raised a
few eyebrows in the community as there was a large age difference and the
Registry Office was a good option for privacy and possibly a bit cheaper
than getting a licence for a church "do".

Best wishes Jean Durbin

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