According to the IGI, JAMES COOK WARD married MARY CLARK at Hurstpierpoint on 13 Jul 1869. I would be very grateful if someone who has access to the PR could tell me who the witnesses were. Many Thanks Neal 9743

The Hurstpierpoint Marriage Register for that date is deposited at WSRO and that facility is currently closed for its annual stocktaking & maintenance fortnight. However, the PRTS has published an indexed transcript of the Hurstpierpoint registers up to circa 1901 on CD and the names of the two witnesses showed on that are Anne WARD and George CLARK. If you should need verification with the parish register entry, let me know off-List and I will put the request on my WSRO file, ready for my next visit. However, that is not likely to be until sometime after New Year. Best wishes, Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex SFHG Member No: 3323