Parents

                                              Parents

My parents married in May 1962.  Sadly I wasn't there for the happy occasion!  They married at John the Baptist church in Margate in Kent.  Apparently, despite the fact that it was mid May, the weather was awful, typical British weather I suppose.  So all the photos I have seen were taken indoors.

On the marriage certificate it is stated that my paternal grandfather was deceased.  He wasn't.  Grandad did not pass away until September 1982.  Mum never knew who her father was.  I still don't know but I am trying to discover who he was through DNA.  I haven't found him yet but you never know.

Both my parents told me that throughout the marriage ceremony the vicar kept calling my Dad Frank, despite the fact that his name is Tom!  Mum and Dad could only speculate that the vicar had confused Dad with someone at a previous marriage ceremony.  The marriage certificate also had Frank written on it although, fortunately, it is crossed out and the correct name is substituted.

                                                     Mum and Dad's Wedding  May 1962