Pat, Unfortunately you did not give the man's name or I could have checked to see if there was also a church record for him at RootsIreland. Church records of marriage, especially Protestant ones, were very often recorded on exactly the same format books as Civil Records. I have no idea why this should be so but it is. Obviously they had no photocopiers then, so the two records were completed at a different time, in a different place and by a different person, so they often contain discrepancies. These discrepancies may be accounted for by people giving different info or people recording that info incorrectly on one occasion. Check RootsIreland to see it there is also a church record. And incidentally, if you use RootsIreland judiciously, you should be able to check the name of the fathers of the bride and the groom before you buy the cert, this ensuring you have the right one before shelling out your three or four euros. Boyd Gray http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/default.htm http://www.westulstergenealogy.com/ http://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat H Sent: 09 July 2013 08:42 To: [email protected] Subject: [CoTyIre] Marriage Records I have received a marriage certificate for a marriage in 1883 which I hoped would be for my great,great uncle. However, the name of the father of the groom is not who I expected, in fact he has the same name as the groom. I first assumed that I had the wrong person but the name of a witness and the location of the wedding suggest this could be my relative. There is one mistake in the first name of a witness which has been crossed out and a new name written. There are also look to be a few ink blots which makes me wonder if whoever filled in the register was a bit careless. I was wondering if anyone else has come across errors on marriage certificates. I am undecided as to whether I have the right certificate or not but am reluctant to dismiss it due to one name being incorrect. Cheers Pat ------------- Our community web-site: http://cotyroneireland.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message