Can anyone help with deciphering?

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I am trying to read the attached but have to admit defeat with the sentence after sp Anne Harrison - can anyone help?

To me, it looks like it says “married on Thursday to…”

“…was married on Thursday to…”

I think it might say 'was married on Xmas day' - does that make sense in the date context?

I think Xmas day too.

Agree it's Xmas Day

Yes, definitely Xmas.

Quite a few Christmas Day weddings in my family tree - think it was the only day off the whole family would have had.

could we have a bigger extract please. Including the column headings

As well as being a day off, many vicars offered free services or reduced prices that day.

Sometimes it helps to compare the lettering with other words that can be deciphered in the same document. By the way, enlarging the image often makes it more blurry and harder to read.