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KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 8 Feb 2013 17:06

Have you found the person in the 1891 census to see if he/she is with family? As Maddie says the most likely reason for the father's name to be left off a marriage certificate is because that person is illegitimate.

Kath. x

Maddie

Maddie Report 8 Feb 2013 16:44

could well be illegitimate, hence not on the certificate.
Have you found his birth, that cert will name his father if known
Maddie

Anne

Anne Report 8 Feb 2013 16:40

Can anyone tell me please how to find out a persons father. I have a copy of their marriage certificate but for some reason the space for the fathers name has been left empty. The marriage certificate is from 1894.

Many thanks

Anne