On the marriage certificate you will find the following information:-
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Registration district, sub-district and county
Full name of groom
Full maiden name of bride
Age of both bride and groom
Date of marriage
Place of marriage
Rank or profession of bride and groom
Residence at time of marriage
Father’s full name and profession for both bride and groom
Denomination of ceremony
Name and signature of [...]
A. No. Registering with the British authorities is not compulsory. It is not a service which everyone takes up.
A. Births, marriages and deaths registered by the British Forces and the British Consul or High Commission in the country where they took place, from 1849.
Deaths that occurred in the Boer War and both World Wars.
British Army Regimental records of births, baptisms and marriages dating back to 1761.
Marine Births and Deaths, from 1837, which took [...]