The Act came into force on March 26, 1754, but people took advantage of the Fleet Marriages until the last moment, and that in great numbers, for in one Register alone there is a list of 217 weddings celebrated on the 25th of March!
The last Fleet Wedding is recorded in the _Times_ of July 10, 1840: "Mr. John Mossington, aged 76, and a Prisoner in the Fleet, more than 15 years, was, on Wednesday, married to Miss Anne Weatherhead, aged 62, at St. Bride's Church. The Lady had travelled 36 Miles to meet her bridegroom, who is, without exception, one of the most extraordinary men in this County. He takes his morning walks round the Fleet prison yard, which he repeats three or four times a day, with as much rapidity as a young man could do of the age of 20. The Road from Farringdon Street to the Church, was lined with Spectators who knew of the event, and the Church was equally filled to hear the Ceremony performed. The Courtship first commenced 41 years ago, and Mr. Mossington has now fulfilled his promise."
Apprentices and City Authorities, 216, 217, 218
Bagnigge Wells, 4, 73, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 120
Bambridge, Thos., 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 296
Bridewell, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221
Bull baiting, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147
Bunter's Wedding, the, 365, 366, 367, 368
Chad's, St., Well, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
City Authorities and Apprentices, 216, 217, 218
Coldbath Fields Prison, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
Conduit, White, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 120
Ely Place, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
Fleet Ditch, 1-7, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 176, 226
Fleet Marriages, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 333, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 359, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385
Fleet Prison, the, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325
