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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 15,575 Send Message	Guinevere	Report	22 Sep 2004 11:55
	Hi, Normally if the father's name space is left blank it means the bride or groom was illegitimate. Gwynne
	Researching: Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3,439 Send Message	Geoff	Report	22 Sep 2004 11:27
	It's not normal. It may not be unusual but it's not normal.
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 111 Send Message	Sue	Report	22 Sep 2004 11:26
	Yes, it is a full certificate and there is just a blank at the end where the boxes for fathers name and occupation should be filled in.
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 1,541 Send Message	NicolaDunbyNocula	Report	22 Sep 2004 11:25
	Susan, did you ask for a full marraige certificate?
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 111 Send Message	Sue	Report	22 Sep 2004 11:13
	I have just received in the post my GG grandparents marriage certificate from 1860, and was hoping that it would show father's name for both of them. There is nothing there! Is this 'normal' for marriage certificates from that time? Sue