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Mean_genie
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Re: No father's name on marriage certificate
« Reply #15 on: Saturday 21 June 08 07:29 BST (UK) »
Pauline

There is another possible reason for the lack of a father's name on a marriage certificate. If it was a church wedding it's a good idea to check the church register for other marriages around the same time. This is because some clergy were better at register-keeping than others. I have found a number of registers where the father's name is omitted on many entries, which can only be down to the person writing up the register (or else the parish is a hotbed of illegitimacy!).

It's always a good idea to look at the original register if you can, in case there are discrepancies between it and the copies that were sent to the GRO, and sometimes you will pick up nice details like other family weddings at the same church, or even double weddings. If it was a register office wedding you can't do this, but you would normally expect the registrar to be more accurate in the first place!

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perilsofpauline1
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Re: No father's name on marriage certificate
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 24 June 08 00:36 BST (UK) »
Wow!  Amazing!
Thanks once again - sorry I only just got around to reading my emails - family member got married and everything was taking place at our house except the ceremony - its been exhausting.
Now I can concentrate on the family tree again,
My gratitude and amazement,
Pauline
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Re: No father's name on marriage certificate
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 24 June 08 00:39 BST (UK) »
Thanks Mean_genie. Wish it was possible to see the original register but i live in Australia! Maybe one day i will get over and be able to visit the area.
Your post was very interesting though, and one that I'll make a note of,
Thanks again,
Pauline
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Calthorpe,Colyer, Davy, Gascoigne, Grant, Guest, Harding, Hartley, Hughes,Lang, Macro,McKindoe, Moffet,Morgans, Mort, Nicholson, Patterson, Porter,Smith, Roddis,Schofield, Scholefield, Smith.
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