June 1886: The First Spiritualist Marriage In England?

Seems the Spiritualists felt the need to contest the religious marriage ceremony as well. The Birmingham Daily Post for Wednesday, July 28, 1886 reports, in its "Gleanings" column, that the first Spiritualist marriage performed in England took place the prior Monday -- the 26th -- in Blackburn, in the Public Hall, where Roderick Round Sanger (19) and Jane Anne Farmery (25) were married by Richard Wolstenholme (photographer). The ceremony included music, and an address by...you guessed it... our Emma (married in an Episcopal church).