A general enquiry re marriage certificates. On marriage certificates it is normal to find the names/occupations of the parents of the couple whose marriage was being celebrated. If one or both parents had already died at the time of the marriage, one frequently sees the word deceased after the name. My question is: If the names of the parents appear on the list, does that mean that they were present at the time of the marriage? I have a couple, whose parents may have emigrated, but their names appear on the certificate, as if they were present. Can anyone make any suggestions? TIA Nick Beaton. Las Palmas, Spain.