Dave, Thanks. They both met in 1873 at this Regatta ? Did they meet earlier ?
Tom On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 2:02 PM, David Turrell <[email protected]> wrote: > ** ** > > To quote the ubiquitous Wikipedia: “A shotgun wedding is a form of forced > marriage occasioned by an unplanned > pregnancy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_pregnancy>”. > Accepting that definition then, no, Randolph and Jennie’s wedding was not a > shotgun wedding. There is no evidence to suggest they were pressured into > it by pregnancy. On the contrary, if I recall correctly, they had fought > long and hard to gain their families’ acquiescence, long before WSC could > have been conceived. As to whether Jennie was pregnant at the wedding - > that is a separate question, the answer to which we shall probably never > know for sure.**** > > ** ** > > Dave **** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tom Dennis > *Sent:* Monday, December 05, 2011 3:39 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [ChurchillChat] Randolph and Jennie**** > > ** ** > > 1873 Annual Regatta: > **Randolph** met Jennie Jerome > > ****Randolph**** met Jennie Jerome in 1873 and about a year later WSC was > born. Was this union a shot gun marriage? > > Thanks, > Tom **** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.**** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
