I would have thought if the mother was dead, the announcement would have said "and the late Mrs XX". So I would guess that indicates that there was some secret about the mother - perhaps she was in an institution, or had run away from the family, or there was a divorce. Anne On 22 May 2011, at 09:05, nicholas wilson wrote: > Hello, > > The wedding took place in London in 1908, but that is the only connection > my question has with. the area. The printed announcements show the name > of the groom`s father but not his mother`s, and the bride`s late father`s > and her still living mother`s. > > Does the absence of the groom`s mother``s name indicate something. If she > was divorced from the father, would this be a reason for excuding her name, > or could her name have been excuded because she was already dead. I have > three separate announcements from three different sources and the groom`s > mother is excluded in each case so it obviously was not a typo error... > > Thanks, > > Nick