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my husband didnt have to produce his when we married in 1957 i owned up to being 20 so had to have my father fill in a form giving his permission

Dorothy. What is your mothers maiden name on your birth certificate?
Maybe if you give more info, ie Mums DOB, where born , marriage , etc , others may be able to help you.
I am sure I had to produce my birth cert , when i got married in 1956, had to prove you where over 21, or if not had to have permission from Father

Denning Household (5 People)
8 Willowbrook Road , Camberwell, London, England
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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Lilian Steeden (Marriner,Denning) 03 Jan 1920 Female Laundry Hand Single 5 3
James Denning 11 Dec 1875 Male Market Porter (Covent General) Married 5 1
Beatrice Denning 25 Jun 1883 Female Laundry Hand Married 5 2
Gertrude Agnes (Gertie) Meekings (Earing) 26 Mar 1912 Female Restaurant - Counter Hand Single 5 4
Ellen (Rebe?) Denning (Earing) 03 Nov 1916 Female Laundry Hand Single 5 5

the lilian on this record has been tied to the Steeden name

you didnt have to produce a birth cert to get married ,thats why some folks told porkies sometimes :-(

Have been going around in circles trying to locate a birth record for my late mother. The birth information I have wasl provided by my late mother but none of it has helped at all. The mystery may exist because I was told by my dad (now also deceased) after mum's death that she gave birth to an illegitimate son during the second world war. Perhaps she changed her name to avoid any chance of being traced? However, mum gave the name in the subject box on her marriage to my father in 1954 so she must have produced a birth certificate at that time? Mum states her fathers name as Arthur Steeden on the marriage certificate and gives his profession as a social club proprietor (deceased). I recall from conversations many years ago that mum said she had siblings but that there had been a falling out and no contact had been maintained with them. I am now wondering if mum was illegitimate but knew her fathers' name and gave it at the time of her marriage but that still does not explain how she was able to provide a birth certificate in order to get married. Unless rules were a little elastic then!

Any help or advice that anyone can give would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

Dorothy