Yesterday I found a record in Chichester Record Office for the second marriage of a direct ancestor in the late 1700s.
The witnesses made their mark as a cross in the parish church register, but bride and groom each had a circle instead, by their names.
The groom Robert also signed with a circle when he witnessed his stepdaughter's marriage in a different church.
Is there any significance in these different ways of leaving their mark, please?
Gwyn
The witnesses made their mark as a cross in the parish church register, but bride and groom each had a circle instead, by their names.
The groom Robert also signed with a circle when he witnessed his stepdaughter's marriage in a different church.
Is there any significance in these different ways of leaving their mark, please?
Gwyn
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