What Information Will I Find On A Marriage Certificate? How Will It Help Me Find More About My Ancestor?

Since the begining of Civil registration in 1837 certificates have been issued for births, marriages and deaths.

Marriage Certificates in England and Wales contain the following information;
Registration district, church or registry office, banns or licence, when married, name and address of the bride and groom, age, condition ( batchelor, spinster, single, widowed, divorced), rank or profession, residence at time of marriage, father's surname, rank or profession of father, names of witnesses, and denomination of the church wherein the couple were married.
They also give details of the district and parish where the marriage took place and the name of the vicar, priest or registrar.
Marriage certificates are an essential aid to genealogy and family history. Because they contain some esential deails such as father's names and occupations and district of residence for the marriage partners.
Marrige certificates in Scotland contain even more details, including the former name of the marriage partners mother's.

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