Marriage certificates again
I was looking at the 1899 marriage certificate of Herbert Charles Purkis and Mary Dickens Quintrell that is attached to my daughter's Ancestry tree (which I help edit) and noted quite a few signatures.
We discussed this a short time ago.
This time there only a paltry seven signed.
John Quintrell (father of the bride), Ida Moore and Amy Quintrell (Herbert's sisters), Fanny Eddy Knott (bride's sister), Tom Quintrell (bride's brother), May Quintrell (daughter of Amy Quintrell and only 8 years old) and Muriel White (big surprise - my grandmother, not quite 7 years old!)
I've never seen children this young witness a marriage. Muriel (always called Mimi) was the bride's niece. Her parents didn't sign but they must have been present.
Both children had beautifully clear signatures.
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