I am often prone to forgetting my anniversary. if it was Dec 25th not much chance. cheers Marv hmmm let me think now.. what day was.. it and it was only last May?? At 01:17 PM 1/30/2008, you wrote: >Hello Deirdra, > It was probably the only day they had free... holidays and days off >were few and far between back then. Kindest regards, Josephine, Ontario >Canada.p.s. I have several in my tree who were also married on that day for >the same reason! > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Deirdra Pickering" <dpickering@eircom.net> >To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:47 PM >Subject: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] Why a Christmas day wedding? > > > > Friends, > > > > Could anyone suggest a reason for Christmas day weddings in 1887? > > Seems a strange day? Doesn't seem the bride was pregnant (no record of > > any children born until 3 years later) > > > > Thank you and regards > > Deirdra > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Well I was married Boxing Day but it just gets lost in all the Christmas celebrations. Reason for choosing that day: our parents owned their own shops & the only days they closed were Sundays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day & Easter Monday! Ann. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marv Coulthard" <mcoulthard@shaw.ca> To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:20 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] Why a Christmas day wedding? >I am often prone to forgetting my anniversary. if it was Dec > 25th not much chance. > > cheers > Marv > > hmmm let me think now.. what day was.. it and it was only last May?? > > > At 01:17 PM 1/30/2008, you wrote: >>Hello Deirdra, >> It was probably the only day they had free... holidays and days off >>were few and far between back then. Kindest regards, Josephine, Ontario >>Canada.p.s. I have several in my tree who were also married on that day >>for >>the same reason! >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Deirdra Pickering" <dpickering@eircom.net> >>To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:47 PM >>Subject: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] Why a Christmas day wedding? >> >> >> > Friends, >> > >> > Could anyone suggest a reason for Christmas day weddings in 1887? >> > Seems a strange day? Doesn't seem the bride was pregnant (no record of >> > any children born until 3 years later) >> > >> > Thank you and regards >> > Deirdra >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >