Re Brian Diamond's posting: I have a download of the Sheffield marriage registers and a significant proportion of the 19th and early 20th century marriages give the same address for the bride and groom. I understood, from previous list correspondence that at the time this made financial sense. Shirley Holton London UK

You'll see from a project I am about to complete and upload, that this is absolutely true. Even for non-Jews it often happened, based on the need for Banns for be read in the parish of both parties (so two sets of fees if two parishes). I understand there were even "houses of convenience" which served to help couples by providing an address for them. We think weddings being expensive is a new thing...it's not! It was extremely stupid of the paper to imply impropriety based on such flimsy evidence, but then I could bang on about the state of "press" for another hour-my grandfather and great-uncle (both journalists) will be spinning in their graves (I suggest people avoid Willesden if they suffer from any form of dizziness) ;-) Best Sherry Landa (23170, Viersat, FRANCE) Re Brian Diamond's posting: