Marriage certificates...
Civil records of marriage normally give fuller information than birth and death certificates, and are the most useful of civil records.
Information on the individuals getting married includes
their name, age, status, and occupation. The names and occupations
of their fathers are also given. The church, the officiating
minister and the witnesses to the ceremony are named. In most
cases the exact age of the parties is not given, and the entry
will simply read ‘full age’ (i.e. over 21) or ‘minor’ (i.e.
under 21). If the father of one of the parties was no longer
living, this may be indicated in the marriage certificate by
the word ‘deceased’ or by leaving the space blank,
but in many cases it is not.
