This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GosforthPark Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22279.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sometimes if the couple could not afford to be married in a church they could be married in the manse. That happened with my wife's grand parents. We knocked on the door of the house, in a terrace in Edinburgh, and found that it was still the manse - but they no longer advertised the fact. You could try the Edinburgh Post Office directories ( http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=Edinburgh ) to find out what was going on at the time Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.