no father mentioned on marriage certificate

[anna]

I have a marriage certificate for 1859 and there is no mention of the Father
In the space where it says  fathers names and address and occupation  are just lots of dashes  .
If the father had died would he still have been put on the certificate or left off or is it just that the person does not know who her father was
Anna

[Necromancer]

If the father was known, really ought to be shown - and qualified by deceased if relevant.

If not, I fear thats the reason for it being blank .... 

[anna]

many thanks
I thought maybe that would be the case
Anna

[aghadowey]

I have a marriage certificate for 1859 and there is no mention of the Father
In the space where it says fathers names and address and occupation are just lots of dashes .
If the father had died would he still have been put on the certificate or left off or is it just that the person does not know who her father was

Several possiblities: father unknown (child may be illegitimate), father deceased (but not listed as such) or father not listed but still alive (perhaps minister didn't ask about father or forgot to record father and added dashes later). Did the person sign their own name or make a mark? Certificates of illiterate people, and earlier certificates, tend to have more mistakes.

[anna]

HI
They were married in The parish Church of All Saints Hereford and the banns were read.They both signed their  names .She was 18 yrs and he was 24 yrs .both living at same residence
Anna

[scottcharles]

It's a shame he just missed having his birth registered, you could check for christening records for him in the local area, if there was a father he'd be mentioned there.

My grandfather was an illegitimate child, there's no father on the birth or first marriage certificate but he made one up (poor guy) on his second marriage certificate. I never knew him as he died when my father was a baby.

Don't give up, if there was a father there's a chance you'll find him, just need to rethink your route.

[scottcharles]

What was the man's name? It would be worth searching the IGI.