I have found a burial entry in the register for All Saints Dovercourt Essex for a Kate Daisy Dennant age 3 yrs 7 months. The entry says 'certified by William James Dennant' (her father), but the column headed 'By whom ceremony performed' is blank.

Does anyone know the reason for this? Were the regulations such that a ceremony need not be performed, and what would have qualified the father to certify the burial?

Advice gratefully received.