There is also the possibility that the clergyman found the witnesses for the bride & groom. For my great-grandparents' marriage, the witnesses for a couple of weddings on the civil registration page were the same - and they had the same last name as the minister - so I assumed that they were his wife and daughter or two daughters. I also couldn't figure out where they were married because no church was mentioned, but I stumbled across the ministers name somewhere and found the name of his church (and then found out that the civil registration was a mis-transcription of the church record and my great grandmother's maiden name wasn't what we thought it was). So if you can, it is always good to check the church register too. Robin -----Original Message----- From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary Crandall Sent: June 13, 2007 5:04 PM To: ontario@rootsweb.com Subject: [ONTARIO] Windsor marriages If the witnesses on the marriage reg were not related, and especially if the witnesses were involved in a lot of other marriages, then there was probably not a family reason for marrying in Windsor. Check the other Windsor marriages on adjacent pages to see if the witnesses were "unique" to your marriage. For example, surnames Tolmie, Oliver, Manning appear over & over & over again as witnesses. Perhaps the witnesses were friends who also got married in Windsor at the same time? \