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marriage record query

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SJB

SJB Report 29 Dec 2011 18:37

Hi, can anyone tell me if the father's name and occupation would have been recorded if he was already deceased ?

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 29 Dec 2011 18:43

Depends on how the bride or groom were asked the question

Some do have it listed and others not

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SJB

SJB Report 29 Dec 2011 18:51

As I suspected. Thanks for replying, I'm trying to find a year of death and hoped the ref on the marriage record would narrow it down a bit.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 Dec 2011 19:13

As an example my maternal grandfather married in 1898 and his father's name and occupation are on the cert. He remarried in 1909, a widower, and his fathers name is on the cert but recorded as deceased, I spent hours and money trying to find his death between 1898 and 1909 only for an update on FreeBMD at the time showing his death in 1884 aged 37 .

So it did depend how the question was asked when the marriage records were being filed in

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

mgnv

mgnv Report 30 Dec 2011 06:44

I think the father's name would normally be recorded.
There's a bit more variation on whether occup and deceased would be recorded.

Here's two siblings who were wed 6 w apart, but are consecutive entries in the rego.

Marriage: 25 Aug 1894 St Elizabeth of Hungary, Aspull, Lancashire, England
Robert Hill - 21 Collier Bachelor of Heyes Square, higher Gullet, Aspull
Ellen Westhead - 21 Pit-Brow Woman Spinster of 2 Leigh's Yard, Hr. Gullet, Aspull
Groom's Father: Richard Hill, Collier (decd.)
Bride's Father: John Westhead, Collier (decd.)
Witness: Emmanuel Seddon; Alice Hill, (X)
Married by Banns by: George F. Grundy M.A. Vicar
Register: Marriages 1883 - 1900, Page 101, Entry 202
Source: LDS Film 1885720

The next marr in the rego is:

Marriage: 13 Oct 1894 St Elizabeth of Hungary, Aspull, Lancashire, England
Emmanuel Seddon - 20 Collier Bachelor of 284 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton
Mary Jane Hill - 19 Pit-Brow Woman Spinster of 11 Lr. Gullet, Aspull
Groom's Father: Emmanuel Seddon, Collier
Bride's Father: Richard Hill, Collier
Witness: Thomas Westwell; Sarah Barstow
Married by Banns by: George F. Grundy M.A. Vicar
Register: Marriages 1883 - 1900, Page 102, Entry 203
Source: LDS Film 1885720
[Seems Lazarus went by the name of Richard]

SJB

SJB Report 30 Dec 2011 13:44

Looks like it MGNV ;-) Thanks to all for your advice, I'll broaden my search.