Marriage Allegations (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 13:52 (3959 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

Hi,
this subject is totally new to me so cannot speak with any authority. I have found this RootsChat thread on Marriage Allegations which I've found very informative in general, altho sadly the specific question wrt defining "consent of friends" is yet to be unanswered....
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=19288.0

My viewpoint albeit based on very limited experience and searching tinternet is the phrase is a fairly common one and relates to friends in the usual sense, not Friends as in Quakers & Meeting House(as much as I do want to believe that idea!).

This different RootsChat thread appears to confirm this
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=251942.0

Also http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-54913.html

Yertiz(?).. Again and as before I cannot vouch for the expertise of the posters, but this thread confidently affirms such "friends" are not Quakers.
http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php/67515-one-more-stupid-question!

Hope this helps, thanks for the interesting query.