I can only read it as the writer thought that Mr H had married and was off on a travelling honeymoon. If that was Nov 1851 and he married in Mar 1852 perhaps their planned marriage was delayed or the writer misunderstood the timing Ron Lankshear -Sydney NSW (from London-Shepherds Bush/Chiswick) try my links http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lankshear/ On 2011-04-03 5:12 AM, Beth wrote: > "An apology was made for the absence of Mr H ...on account of Mr H > having gone on a matrimonial tour, he having himself become united, as well > as the towns".

>If that was Nov 1851 and he married in Mar 1852 perhaps their >planned marriage was delayed or the >writer misunderstood the timing. Or if the marriage date is from the index (FreeBMD), perhaps the registration fell into the quarter after the actual wedding. Regards, John Moore