Thank you Liz for your reply, sorry to hear about your experience paying for bmd s.

Okay them plan 'b'. Can anyone help by looking at the ManxBMD s and tell me what they think the groom's surname is please? The initial for the surname is 'C', the year is 1898, the parish is Douglas and the reference number is 172 105, and it is the fifth one down from the top of the page.
Thank you
Ewan