Marriage in Baptist Chapel - Why?

[RobertCL]

I have learned that great-great-grandparents married in a 'General Baptist Chapel' in Boston, Lincs., in 1848. The husband and wife were associated with Church of England parishes prior to and after marriage, however (the husband was a parish officer [poor overseer] the following year, for that matter). What is a likely explanation for the marriage in the Baptist chapel rather than the (to-be-expected) Church of England parish church? The bride was pregnant (8 mos!) at the time of marriage. Would the CoE have frowned on such a ceremony at the church?

Thoughts?     . . . . .     Thanks for any help!     . . . . .     R. Lee

[Graham Whitehead]

What time of year was the marriage?   If it was in Lent (prior to Easter) a Church of England marriage might not have been allowed, so if it was important to be married prior to the birth could perhaps have been the reason.
Just a thought.

[RobertCL]

The marriage was in early May 1848 (not during Lent).

I am now inclined to conclude that, simply, the bride was a Baptist at this time in her life (although she was baptized in the Church of England ... and her 12 children were subsequently baptized in the Church ... and she was subsequently buried from the Church). I think that I fell victim to the phenomenon of not believing something simply because it was news to me. I presume that her husband acquiesced to the Baptist marriage but insisted that the children be subsequently baptized in the Church of England.

Are there no weddings in Church of England churches as Lent approaches?

Thanks for your thoughts!

[Billyblue]

Nor in R/C churches during Lent, I believe - at least it was like that when I was at school
Dawn M

[Graham Whitehead]

I should have said during Lent.  Depends perhaps on the incumbent.  The evangelical wing of the C of E might not be so strict, but back then who knows?  Yes, I think your theory is likely that he married a Baptist.