Why no husband or fathers name??

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Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 2 092 Send Message	Kathlyn	Report	25 Sep 2007 12:09
	I have just recd a marriage cert for a marriage that took place in 1847, it records the bride as a widow, but no maiden name or name of father. Any ideas as to why?? Kathlyn
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28 261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	25 Sep 2007 12:16
	She was probably illegitimate and didn't know her father. In the early days of registration some registrar's didn't record everything they should, so unless the bride made a point of giving her maiden name, maybe he didn't ask for it. Kath. x
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 2 092 Send Message	Kathlyn	Report	25 Sep 2007 12:24
	Thanks Kathleen. kathlyn
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 1 990 Send Message	Kate	Report	25 Sep 2007 13:28
	And if it was quite an early registration, maybe whoever filled the certificate out thought it was sufficient just to put the bride's first rname down. Maybe they didn't understand how to do it properly.