A serendipitous moment

[sigma]

When looking at marriage certificates always look at the witnesses. In my case, one of the witnesses to my gt.grandfathers marriage turned out to be the grooms uncle whom I never knew existed and in another case the witness was a sister giving her married name.

[Rose Maybud]

I agree entirely. I always investigate witnesses, but sometimes you never discover why they should have had the honour and in the wee small hours you wonder why you are doing it. Pre-1837 in the marriage register, the churchwardens were often the witnesses.
Same applies to informants, particularly on death certificates. Before Suna's series of questions this past week on AB I would have said only on death certificates, but his investigations have shown that on two occasions the informant of a birth was a fellow-occupier of the property.

[suna]

yes the occupier.

[dotty.]

actualkly turns out it was the overseer at the workhouse