Hi Paul
I thought the GRO records were only copies of the parish records so, in theory, the information shouldn't be any different.
Lizzie
In theory being the operative words, but in practise not necessarily so.
I purchased a GRO copy of my gt grandparents' marriage cert some years ago and although I didn't question it I did struggle to find the witnesses in any record/census.
Only recently the actual parish registers have been digitised and uploaded to Ancestry so now, not only can I see my grandfather's signature but I know the witnesses were Brocklebank, not Brockbank.
I wonder if I can ask for a refund as the GRO was not a true copy.

Susan