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

Were they a well to do family ? Divorce was still largely a thing for the rich as it was very expensive Have you checked the Catalogue on the National Archives to see if there is a divorce mentioned (under J77) They may have been separated rather than divorced so there may be no record Without seeing the detail and context of the entries its hard to say but suggests the mother had passed away Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > 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