Nine witnesses to a marriage - is this a record?

[LizzieL]

I've just found one with thirteen!
James Lindley esq widower to Ann Trotter minor with consent of her father Sir Coutts Trotter, 2nd April 1823, also in St George H S.

[anne_p]

I have a Scottish marriage cert from 1920 where there are 6 witnesses.
Everyone listed on the marriage cert were related to the bride and groom, including both presiding Free Church Ministers.

However, I know something that even they would NOT have know....
The Great grandfather of the bride was the brother to my own ggg grandmother, who in turn had a son.
The son and his wife took in an infant ( b 1857) as a nurse child.
This child ultimitely became a fully fledged member of the family.

This child appears on this marriage cert too.

He was the registrar!

[JohninSussex]

I've just found one with thirteen!
James Lindley esq widower to Ann Trotter minor with consent of her father Sir Coutts Trotter, 2nd April 1823, also in St George H S.

I wonder if Evan Nepean officiated at that one too?
According to this page (actually about his father)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Nepean

in later life he was Chaplain to Queen Victoria.  So perhaps he was getting used to the royal way of doing things!

[andrewalston]

In the early 20th century there seemed to be a fashion in my part of Lancashire for lots of witnesses.
I've seen as many as 7 witnesses for the marriage of an Ag Lab. Things settled down later - my grandparents only had 4 witnesses in 1926.