Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Marriage Witness https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/ Connecting Forest of Dean Researchers World-Wide en Marriage Witness (reply) I would suspect a Parish official - Verger , Clerk etc - who has stepped up as a witness ( on a regular basis !) I doubt he was paid, but perhaps enjoyed an ale / meal afterwards :-)

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=23920 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=23920 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:42:02 +0000 Generalslowhands Marriage Witness Probably Slowhand can answer this for me. Were there professional/semi-professional witnesses? Because I have found that Orpheus Lewis seemed to be a witness at about 50% of all marriages between 1837 and 1843 at Chepstow, thereafter wm Edward Lewis seemed to take over the role?

Mary

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=23913 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=23913 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:07:56 +0000 Generalmarywilliams