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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 485 Send Message	shropgirl	Report	8 Nov 2003 21:42
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 485 Send Message	I have a copy of a Bishop Transcript for a Marriage Cert of my 4x Gt Grandad 1817 Cheltenham and it doesnt give the father's name Where do I find his name ? Would it be from a Parish Register, and would it have the fathers name on that ? Joan
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 15,575 Send Message	Guinevere	Report	8 Nov 2003 21:46
	Hi, The parish register would almost certainly have exactly what you already have. The BTs are transcripts of the parish records. There were no certificates until 1837, just entries in Parish registers. The names of fathers didn't appear until registration began. If he was "of the parish" you could search them for his baptism. Hope this helps, Gwynne
	Researching: Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 485 Send Message	shropgirl	Report	8 Nov 2003 21:55
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 485 Send Message	Thank you Gwynneth I will try the Parish Records for Cheltenham Does anyone live near there, to help me please. I got the Transcript from Gloucester Record Office Joan