Here's another example for you - My ancestor's marriage certificate had the bride's father with a completely different name from hers, back in 1842. I spent months investigating all of the possibilities until I finally discovered that the bride at the church immediately after mine had the same father's name (and numerically sequential certificates). They had accidentally copied one onto the other! Always expect the unusual. Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Clarification on Marriage Certificates > Hi Stephen > > Apart from the obvious spelling and transcription mistakes between the > local > registrar and the ONS there are quite a few reasons why someone would give > the wrong information, knowingly or innocently > > Heres a few > > One or other party is illegitimate and does not know the fathers true name > so invents one or uses someone else in the family (I have an example where > the person used his grandparents names as his parents, despite his mother > being at the wedding mind! ) > > One or other party has been brought up believing that a certain person is > their father yet its actually another person > > One or other party is already married and attempts to hide the fact by > giving false information > > One or other party want to marry against their fathers wishes so gives a > false name > > One or other party had been brought up by a man they knew as (say) Ernest > but it was not his given name but one he used (I can think of many people > who do that today) > > The fathers occupation may have been inflated, particularly if one of the > parties father has a lofty position in business or society or the father > had > died while the person was young and they did not know his occupation > > Giving the father as deceased could be very handy to explain his non > appearance at the marriage > > Just a few to be going on with > > Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > >>> All of us have marriage certs which give what proves to be wrong info. >>> about father's name, occupation and state of health! >> >> Sorry to reply to this so late but I had a backlog of messages to >> read! I have just posted a message about a mystery "Edwin Gumbley" who >> is named as father on a marriage certificate and I was interested in >> your comment above that it could be wrong. How can someone get their >> father's name wrong? Could this be why I can't find Edwin? >> >> Thanks, >> Stephen. > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > 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 >