General--marriage certificate anomalies (General)
Hi all
Ive received a copy of my grt/grt/grandfathers marriage certificate 1865 at Lydbrook Parish church (also see at MEMBERS AREA: 1865 FISHER THOMAS MARRIAGE LYDBROOK) and it has got me confused. It shows the bride and grooms fathers as different surnames ie. Thomas Fisher/ Emily White whos fathers show as George Combes and Thomas Allaway. Was there a practice to use mothers maiden names ie. it would be George Combes-Fisher and Thomas Allaway-White or could they both have stood in because co-incidentally both fathers where deceased.?
Thanks in anticipation
John Fisher
General--marriage certificate anomalies
by admin 
, Forest of Dean, Sunday, April 01, 2007, 02:59 (6448 days ago) @ unknown
It certainly is unusual for both the Bride and Groom having different surnames to their father. Could it be that both were born out of wedlock and adopted their mothers surname!
In looking at other Lydbrook marriages entries for the same year I could not see and similar anomalies for any of the marriages.
record_id 9833
Entry Number 57
Year 1865
Month May
Day 28
Groom Surname FISHER
Groom Forename(s) Thomas
Groom Age at Marriage 24
Groom condition Bachelor
Groom Rank or Profession Collier
Groom Residence Lydbrook
Groom Father's Surname COMBE
Groom Father's Forename(s) George
Groom Father's Rank or Profession Collier
Bride Surname WHITE
Bride Forename(s) Emily
Bride Age at Marriage 24
Bride Condition Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession
Bride Residence Lydbrook
Bride Father's Surname ALLAWAY
Bride Father's Forename(s) Thomas
Bride Father's Rank or Profession Iron Master
Licence or Banns Banns
Date of banns
Signature or Mark he mark she sign
Witness 1 James Lerigo
Witness 2 Hannah Fisher
Other witnesses
Officiating Minister L [illegible]ington
Event type Marriage
Memoranda
Transcriber's Notes Unable to read signature
Register Reference P208 IN 1/5
Page No 29
Parish/Chapel Lydbrook