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