Stray Marriages

[suecee]

Hello Di
How thoughtless of our ancestors to marry so far from home - didn't they realise the hassle they'd cause us. 
Pre 1837 its like looking for a needle in a haystack when they marry elsewhere.

As you say there is no substitute for checking the original film
although the marriage entries are not exactly full of detail in the early 1700s.

So many questions, so few answers 

[sylvieme]

thanks to all for interesting suggestions as to why a marriage becomes a "stray". I came across this phrase with a marriage between two people who lived in next door parishes - seemed a bit excessive but apparently they had their reasons!