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Title: Mothers' name and occupation on Marriage Certificates from today 4 May 2021
Post by: markheal on Tuesday 04 May 21 10:31 BST (UK)

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7516/

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/04/marriage-certificates-in-england-and-wales-to-include-mothers-names-for-first-time

Short BBC Radio4 interview with the campaigner just after George BROWN PM.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb/episodes/downloads

ADD:
The woman who started NAME EQUALITY campaign 8 years ago:  Ailsa Burkimsher Sadler.
https://www.change.org/p/mothers-names-should-be-on-marriage-certificates

Title: Re: Mothers' name and occupation on Marriage Certificates from today 4 May 2021
Post by: bibliotaphist on Tuesday 04 May 21 11:00 BST (UK)

Worth noting I suppose that this change only applies to England and Wales - marriage certs in Scotland and Northern Ireland already included mothers' names.

One interesting thing that I didn't realise about this change is that it will also seemingly allow for step-parents' details to be recorded as well as or instead of natural parents'. E.g. (https://www.kingston.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-deaths/changes-marriage-registration?documentId=707&categoryId=20061)

Quote

"Couples will have the option to include up to 4x parents in the schedule and subsequently their marriage certificate i.e. Mother, Father, Step Mother and Stepfather."

Title: Re: Mothers' name and occupation on Marriage Certificates from today 4 May 2021
Post by: rosie99 on Tuesday 04 May 21 11:07 BST (UK)

Also mentioned here
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=848353.

Title: Re: Mothers' name and occupation on Marriage Certificates from today 4 May 2021
Post by: louisa maud on Tuesday 04 May 21 14:37 BST (UK)

Aren't the future genealogists lucky with the information!

Louisa Maud