Marriage certificate can’t be right

[pincard]

Marriage for 26Septemer 1858
John Evans age Full bachelor Occ. Miner residence Aston father William Bretnell occ. miner

Elizabeth Taylor age full Spinster Ashton father William Pollitt Miner.

I am doing this tree for a friend and could not be sure of John’s mum and dad so sent for the certificate.

I would be so grateful for any help or advice thank you pincard

[Milliepede]

I wonder if there was another couple married with those surnames and they got the fathers mixed up?

You could check for any other marriages registered same place same time just in case otherwise I agree it isn't what you would expect to see.  Unless they were both stepfathers 

[Milliepede]

Surprisingly on Free BMD for Sep 1858 Ashton is this

William Bretnell
John Evans
Amelia Pollitt
Elizabeth Taylor

so presumably the other couple have the wrong fathers too.  Maybe a call to GRO to explain and hopefully they can tell you the right fathers!

[BumbleB]

Snap!!

[JJen]

Would this be the marriage with the correct fathers? -

John Evans
Marriage - 26 Sep 1858, St. Michael, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire
Father - Thomas Evans
Spouse - Elisabeth Taylor
Spouse's father - Joseph Taylor

JJ

[lancsann]

if the certificate you have been sent is a copy not a scan of the original I would ask the GRO to return your fee or at least send you the correct certificate

[pincard]

Surprisingly on Free BMD for Sep 1858 Ashton is this

William Bretnell
John Evans
Amelia Pollitt
Elizabeth Taylor

so presumably the other couple have the wrong fathers too.  Maybe a call to GRO to explain and hopefully they can tell you the right fathers!

Thank you everyone I will get in touch with thr GRO.

[BoslemBoy]

Another approach is to forget about GRO and go to the local record which is at Tameside Register Office:  CE4/13/162

The marriage was at St. Michael's, Ashton under Lyne.  The cheshirebmd.org.uk index has Elizabeth, not Elisabeth.

BB

[heatherjulie]

The register should be on film at Tameside Local Studies at Ashton library. I can check for you on Tuesday.