marriage certs

[redlion]

Hi
does any body know if a mistake has been made on a marriage cert does it makes the marrige void 

[CaroleW]

It all depends on what the "mistake" was

Failing to declare that you were still married - yes

A typo in the spelling - probably not

You need to be more specific as to what the "mistake" is/was

[redlion]

hI
Carol the mistake was the death of the brides father given as 1943 when in fact it is 1951 also an age is wrong only by 6 mths

[CaroleW]

Can't see how that would invalidate a marriage.   

[DudleyWinchurch]

Hi redlion,

what country are we talking about here?

England and Wales marriage certs wouldn't expect the ages to be accurate to more than the nearest year and they didn't always seem to remember to ask if the fathers of the bride and groom were still living.

The age would only matter if one of the couple was too young to legally contract marriage.  If it was a parental consent situation, I don't think that would later invalidate the marriage but someone has put links to the rules somewhere on this site.

[stanmapstone]

A marriage not meeting all the legal requirements in place at the time was and is invalid.. A marriage can be invalid because of consanguinity, affinity, age, place , and the time of the marriage. The date of death of the brides father is not shown on English and Welsh certificates, it would merely say 'deceased'. The information on  certificates is only as good as that supplied by the people involved. The civil registration system in England and Wales is  'informant driven' that is the registrar/priest can only put what he is told. There is a penalty of perjury if the information is wilfully false.

Stan

[Plummiegirl]

You will often find fathers being listed as deceased when alive and well.  Probably a family dispute.  Have this in my family.

Also illegitimate children (especially daughters) will name a father, have several of these in my family.  No father on birth certificate, but when marrying give a name for their father (deceased of course!!) and a very respectable occupation (surgeon!!).  No such man existed.