Sarah’s T p Tip

Check through your marriage certificates to see if you can learn more

The General Register Office is discouraging family historians from ordering certificates at the moment because of the lockdown.

However, there are still things we can learn from the certificates we have. Have you investigated the witnesses on marriage records, for example? Or does a record report that the couple married “by certificate”? Read Rebecca Probert’s article on page 21, check your certificates and learn!