Hello Lynne I believe you are correct in thinking that John Stringer often acted as a witness for couples married at St. Margaret's. He appears as a witness at the weddings of several of my ancestors who were married there. He is not an ancestor of mine. I was puzzled that his name came up so often and came to the conclusion that John Stringer was employed by the Church and was called on to be a witness when needed at marriages that took place at St. Margaret's. Best regards, Marilyn in Oregon USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Cox" <l8cox@btinternet.com> To: "Leicestershire-Plus" <leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 10:02 AM Subject: [LEI] Marriages and witnesses at St. Margaret's Leicester > Hi Listers, > > Hope you are all well? > > I have a copy of the parish register for the marriage of one of my > relatives > who was married at St. Margaret's in 1832 one of his witnesses also > appears > as a witness for another marriage which took place on the same day, the > witness was John Stringer. Was John Stringer a regular witness for people > who where married at St. Margaret's and didn't have any witnesses of their > own? > > TIA > > Lynne > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >