George Scott Blenkinsop married Mary Pigg on the 10th March 1850 in Monkwearmouth.
His parents were:- Thomas Blenkinsop (1795-1840) and Isabella Scott (1796-1881). Thomas was employed as a paper maker until 1836, and as a sawyer from 1836 until his death in an industrial accident in 1840.
On the marriage certificate for George Scott Blenkinsop, under the "occupation of father" column, Thomas is recorded as being a papermaker, despite being employed as a sawyer for 4 years after retiring from the paper industry. Weirdly, there is no indication that he (Thomas) is dead on the marriage certificate, despite dying 10 years prior to this.
Why would the father not be noted as deceased? And why might the father's previous job be noted on his son's marriage certificate, instead of his last job as a sawyer?
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