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Marriage Cert. Interpreting information
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LizRees | Report | 16 Mar 2009 17:28 |
Thank you all for these helpful comments - I am very grateful. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 16 Mar 2009 17:12 |
When my grandparents married, the bride's father had been dead nearly 25 years, but there is nothing to indicate this on the couple's marriage certificate. |
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Ricochet | Report | 16 Mar 2009 16:07 |
Inventing a 'father' and then saying he was 'deceased' was a common occurrence - to cover for illegitimacy. |
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Kate | Report | 16 Mar 2009 16:01 |
Conversely, there can be mythical fathers, too - some people have mentioned on here about ancestors who were actually illegitimate making up a name for a father so they looked more respectable to their new in-laws, and then neatly evading the question of "where is he, then?" by saying he was dead. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 16 Mar 2009 15:44 |
It depends how the question was asked. They may have been asked "What is your father's name?" and just answered with the name, whereas someone else might offer the name and then add "oh, bye the way, he is deceased". |
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Heather | Report | 16 Mar 2009 15:35 |
Nope - it really depends on the way the bride or groom answered. |
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LizRees | Report | 16 Mar 2009 15:31 |
Hi, can anyone tell me please, |
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