Richard Rennison
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Richard Rennison
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Richard Rennison was the last "anvil priest" at Gretna Green, Scotland. Between 1926 and 1940, he performed "irregular marriages" of couples over the anvil at the Old Blacksmith Shop, where the couple proclaimed that they were single and wanted to get married in front of witnesses. As "anvil priest", Rennison generally requested a fee of £1, but was known to earn up to £20 for a ceremony. The popularity of the marriages grew whilst he was performing them, to the point that a special committee wa
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Scottish anvil-priest
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2023-05-24T14:44:54Z
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