Hi Nick, I think Dorri is on the right track. I have a few Parish reg Marriage entries, and GRO certificates for that time frame from London, Middlesex etc, and the Mothers name is not include on any of them Bride or Groom. Yours in Genealogy, Jan, in sunny QLD, Australia -------------------------------------------------------> > I wouldn't be surprised if she is alive and the bride's mother was only > mentioned because her husband was dead. > > Dorri ---------------------------------> original message::;; >> > 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