Denise, even after 1837 you would only get father's names on a marriage certificate. At this early stage, before civil registration you ar eunlikely to get even that. Sorry Anne On 1 Jun 2008, at 23:05, Denise Hill wrote: > could some kind soul look up the marriage of Samuel Hill to Catherine > Colburne at St Martins in Birmingham onthe 3rd April 1809 i have > look at > family history on line however it does not give parents names > thankyou > Denise Hill >