Hi, I just received a wedding certificate from 1874 in Cockermouth. It is very faint in places. The groom is Robert Birkett and says his father is Irving Birkett. (Bride is Sarah Carlton Stobart, widow). The father's profession is faint but it looks to be Lawyer. Was that term in use in England in 1874 for the legal profession ? I have other known letters on the cert and feel certain that it is _awyer. Unfortunately the first letter is the faintest and there's no capital L to compare to. Regards, David