In a message dated 2/14/2003 3:30:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, davidlamb@members.shines.net writes: > people chose to be married on Christmas Day I was under the impression people were married on Christms Day because that was their only day off

Hello, I am sure that is right, too. I suppose the principal was the same - economy. People who were not poor could better afford to take a working day off. I couldn't remember where I had read about clergymen waiving their fee on Christmas Day, so I did a "Google" search, and found a thread of messages on the subject, in the archives of the Midmarch Rootsweb list (which wasn't where I saw it originally, as I have never been a subscriber to that list). Anyway, one such message stated: "I had it from the horses mouth. My Dad told me that he was married on Christmas Day, 1919 because they were very poor and the minister did not charge for Christmas Day weddings." Regards, David Lamb (Paignton, Devon, UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: <MomNat@aol.com> To: <ENG-EAST-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [ERY] Multiple baptisms. > In a message dated 2/14/2003 3:30:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, > davidlamb@members.shines.net writes: > > > > people chose to be married on Christmas Day > > I was under the impression people were married on Christms Day because that > was their only day off >