Thread: Was the vicar allowed to be a marriage witness?
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Old 09-09-09, 18:07
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right just asked dad this, ( he is a vicar) and under no terms was the curate allowed to be the second witness, it was/is against the law, even more so in the 1800's. they had to have two independant witnesses and in addition the curates.
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