Hello Jon fun the old IGI (grin). They have a marriage for Harriet VECK at Bishops Waltham and Beaulieu and also Alverstoke to the same chap! Well here it is in Alverstoke CHU42/1C/11 page 87 no 259 William Henry EARLE of the parish of St Peters Winchester and Harriet VICK of Bishops Waltham were married in the church by licence July 9th 1928 by me Hery Aubery VECK Curate signed by both in the presence of Thomas SCARD Mry LOMA? and Eliza SCARD Henry VECKs sister. Hope it helps,Linda and Tony

Hi Tony & Linda, I was only talking about this (these) very marriage(s) the other day, with one day difference between them, the 1st at Bishops Waltham and the 2nd at Alverstoke. It was suggested to me that it may have somehting to do with settlement laws, or keeping those settlement options open, I'm not sure how that all works to be honest with you. Thanks for this transcript, must have been rather nice for Harriet having her brother perform her marriage ceremony, even if it was the 2nd time around! lol Take care, will sort out that mail re the Albray and Veck connection shortly, see what comes of it. all the best, Jon -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.8/71 - Release Date: 8/12/05