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or if it ever became a legal requirement to produce a birth certificate for the purpose of marriage please ?
Thanks Kim

Been married twice and I have never produced a birth cert

Thanks GB .. just thought I would check ... so does that mean anyone can get married under any name ??
Kim

I don't know that it's ever been a legal requirement.
Perhaps if the couple look really young it might be asked for though?

Gwyn

Plenty of websites if you Google

Legal Formalities for marriage

******* stumped again !! LOL
Suppose it was the same when people joined the armed services in WW2 then ? GB yes I have googled but 1920,s private adoptions are a bit of a grey area ..
PS thanks for replying tho
Kim

The minimum legal age for getting married is 16 years old. In England and Wales the written consent of the parents or Guardians is required for persons who have not reached 18 years old and have not been previously married. If either of the persons is below 18 a birth certificate must be produced. It is preferred that all persons produce such evidence.

from http://www.weddings.co.uk/info/legeng.htm#age

Roy

Thanks Soph .. thing is evidence such as a passport etc would have originally required production of a birth certificate and the name shown would be the one off that certificate ..I think ...
so would the marriage certificate be in that name ?
Kim

Documents needed
When you visit the Superintendent Registrar or Vicar to make the formal arrangements you will need to produce certain documents, for example if you have been married before a decree absolute of divorce bearing the court's original stamp, or if your previous spouse has died a certificate of death.

It would also be useful if your birth certificate or passport (or some identity document) could be produced. Photocopies are unlikely to be accepted. Other documents may also be needed depending on the circumstances, for example, the consent of parents to a marriage where one of the partners is under the age of 18 years old.

If you are not able to provide any of the above documents the Superintendent Registrar will explain what other documents may be acceptable.

from http://www.weddings.co.uk/info/legeng.htm#age

Roy

Is this linked to your other thread re. informal adoption?

Are you still after a birth name?

Gwyn

Don't forget that they may have got married in scotland,

lots of people married in Gretna Green,

(including me)

but you nead your birth certificate in scotland

Roy

Thanks Roy , I,m not being daft here .. have a birth certificate for a male born 1920 who was privately adopted .. no A shown on cert ..I have checked CWG WW2 but its unlikely he would be shown under his birth name .. My only other option is marriages from 1936 onwards ...if he was required to use his birth name ...hence the question
Kim

Gwyn ... I put a thread on tips but removed it before anyone replied because it was too long winded..
I have a birth name and the certificate .. I,m just trying to maybe find a way of tracing him ... hope thats ok ??
Kim

In 1920 their was no legal adoptions only private adoptions, so if he used his adoptive name their will be no record,

but lots did get adopted by close rellies so could still have used their birth name.

Roy

Thanks Roy , have a feeling I have come to a dead end but just wanted to ask for a bit of advice before I gave up ( not totally though) something genealogy teaches you ...LOL
Thanks to everyone who took the trouble to reply ...
Kim x

Kim
Perfectly OK.
All possibilities need to be explored!
I saw your thread and was trying to think of ways to suggest help.

As Roy says, look at surnames linked to him...aunts etc.

Gwyn

Thanks Gwyn ..:)))))))))))
Kim xx