From: richard@ex-parrot.com   
      
   On 08/08/2019 10:33, Ian Goddard wrote:   
   > If only the mother's names had been included from the start!   
      
   Oh, for the French system!  A Napoleonic-era civil marriage record gives   
   the full name, age, place of birth, date of birth, occupation and abode   
   for the bride and group.  All four parents are named, including the   
   mother's maiden name, since, until recently, French women did not change   
   their surname on marriage.  The fathers' occupations (or former   
   occupations) are given, as are the parent's abodes if they are living,   
   or the fact that they are deceased is noted.  If the mother has   
   remarried, this will sometimes be stated and the step-father named,   
   though this detail seems to have been optional.  Although there was less   
   standardisation under the Ancien Régime, by the middle of the 18th   
   century, most of this detail was being given in parish registers too.   
      
   Richard   
      
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