Genealogy Chat

Hope they towed the line in Little Glemham because if dads name isn't there I don't know what else to do! Have just ordered certificate for the marriage. It was in the very first regisration quarter so they may well not have known what to do and being the old boy's third marriage he may have forgotton hids dad's name! - he always forgot to put his exact birthplace on the census. Hope vicar put more than he had to. Place of brith, address, name of spaceship..... We can all dream! alice

From 1 July 1837 the new style registers came into force. However, there were some vicars who did not fill in all the boxes. I am not impressed by these men, but it's a bit late to do anything about it! Apparently, some vicars continued this practice for years. B

Thanks Nell. Just wondered if the very first ones did! Alice Now you havemade me think again Paula because that is what Ithought originally !

I thought that marriage certificates held at the GRO were a copy of the parish records. Someone said before they are copied from the parish records and so the certificates are more likely to be incorrect than the parish records Paula

All marriage certs give the name and occupation of bride and groom's fathers...unless the bride and/or groom was illegitimate - and even then you might be lucky. nell

Will a marriage certificate from 1837 give the name of the fathers of Bride and groom? I already have parish record but cannot trace back further as Groon was not born in the parish, Dad's name will narrow my search down ...but I don't wanrt to spend money on certificate if it is identical to parish record.... Alice