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Anybody have Christmas Day Marriages

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YvetteDD

YvetteDD Report 28 Dec 2009 01:31

It would have been a good get together, seeing most of the relatives would have had the day off too. A nice thing to remember.
I wonder about the Christmas Day births, maybe that was the topic of conversation when they first met.
Valentines Day Weddings, now thats romantic

Researching:
Woodbridge(Suffolk Swaffham) Dale ,Mann (London)Gadd, Rhodes(Surrey), Baldwin(Worcester), Davey(Surrey), Beckenham, Beckingham (Wiltshire, Surrey),Brooks, Derrick, Harbour(Somerset)

Linda

Linda Report 27 Dec 2009 21:40

My grandparents were married on Boxing day 1923 in St John Church Ealing. followed by my dad 10 months later.

Researching:
Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry

Carole

Carole Report 27 Dec 2009 21:39

My g g grandparents married Christmas Day. He was an Ag' lab' so again day off. and food to go round!

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Frederick

Frederick Report 27 Dec 2009 21:30


My parents were also married on Christmas Day in 1920 at St Thomas Parish Church, West Ham.

F.

maxiMary

maxiMary Report 27 Dec 2009 21:22

My grandparents weren't married on Christmas Day, but on Valentines Day 1900, Feb 14th,1900 Alithea Maria Ogilvie married Walter Bowden, St.Mary's Church,Crumlin, County Dublin.

Researching:
Davies/Morris/Rogers/Jasper/Roberts - N Wales; Ogilvie - Scotland & Eire; Bowden/Beer - England; Dobbin - Ireland; Cochrane/ Sword/Craig - Scotland.

BrianW

BrianW Report 27 Dec 2009 19:10

My brother and his wife share Christmas Eve birthdays.
I wonder how many other couples are in that situation?

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust***

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** Report 27 Dec 2009 17:15

i only had premuture labour panic xmas day waited till boxing day to go to hospital,
they made me hold out till begining of january,
well son actually changed his mind
decided he would wait
as west ham werent playing till 5th of jan

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 27 Dec 2009 17:13

What about christmas day births?

My great aunt had one dec 24th, one dec 25th, and her third Jan2
Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

BrianW

BrianW Report 27 Dec 2009 17:00

Loads

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Dec 2009 16:30

Yes my parents married Christmas day 1929 again it was the only day all the family had off from work so a good wedding and party afterwards with lots of singing to the piano was had.

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust***

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** Report 27 Dec 2009 16:00

well i think its romantic,
bless them, how lovely

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 27 Dec 2009 07:49

It was actually rather common, nothing romantic about it at all. Holidays and having days off work are a fairly recent phenomena, and for many, Christmas Day was the only day they had off work in the entire year.....!

YvetteDD

YvetteDD Report 27 Dec 2009 07:38

When I found out my great grandparents were married Christmas Day in 1908, I thought it was extremely romantic. Afterwards I discovered the reason being was it was usually their only real day off.
The marriage of Lucy Ball and James Gadd was solemnised at St Barnabas, Sutton after banns. Witnesses Thomas Fraser and Nellie Healy.

Yvette

Researching:
Woodbridge(Suffolk Swaffham) Dale ,Mann (London)Gadd, Rhodes(Surrey), Baldwin(Worcester), Davey(Surrey), Beckenham, Beckingham (Wiltshire, Surrey),Brooks, Derrick, Harbour(Somerset)