Can I search for a witness in the marriage Parish Records? (General)

by wyerunner , Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 21:15 (5452 days ago) @ rookancestrybest

Ah, it's not the actual marriages I am looking for, I am seeking those who were witnesses as sometimes it throws up someone you didn't even know existed. I have found several family names that way. Of course, you have difficulty in placing them within a certain family but occasionally, they fit. For instance, James BROWN marries Eliza GREEN but as you haven't either of these names in your family(so wouldn't even consider them), you wouldn't realise that a John LAWRENCE, possibly one of your family was a witness to their marriage if you hadn't previously found him being born, married or deceased. A bit of a weird way to work I know but it can be helpful.