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| England marriage certificate of my parents, Richard Alfred Acey + Margaret Joyce Fountain, 1958. Notice that only the fathers are listed! (Copyright 2014 Diane L Richard) |
Since Queen Victoria ’s time 1830’s—marriage
certificates in England and Wales Scotland and Wales Scotland
Due to a petition gathering - with nearly 70,000 names and over 100 members of Parliament this will now be changed to include mothers’ names on marriage records. One hundred years ago women were the “property” of their father’s which probably explains why only the father’s names were included. This “rights” an historical wrong against women and for future researchers to learn about their ancestors.
To learn more see: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-28844124. Prime Minister Cameron said:
"It's high time the system was updated."
The link above includes a few videos that discuss the history, the petition, and interviews the person behind the petition: Ailsa Burkimsher Sadler.
Source: IAJGS Public Records
Access Alert via Jan Meisels Allen, Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access
Monitoring Committee, via Jan Alpert (Past President NGS)
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