Hi all, A belated merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all! I am just taking the opportunity to tie up a few loose ends and have an anomaly with a marriage certificate that I ordered about 8 yrs ago. The marriage took place at Apsley west of Wellington, NSW in 1857. The format of the certificate is that of a re- jigged photocopy of the relevant entry from some other ledger/book - it is handwritten ( unlike certificates issued by NSW BDM from the 70's that are typed transcriptions) Does anyone know what this original ledger would have been? My 'problem' is that this certificate mentions 2 people as witnesses, one Richard Turner and William Campbell, whereas the original entry in the old church ledger ( written at the time of the marriage by the minister) shows himself and his wife as witnesses. (wording : "in the presence of") Can anyone shed any light on this apparent contradiction. Many thanks Sue (central west, NSW)