Jill, unfortunately this varies. Sometimes the record has "deceased" for the father, but quite often this isn't entered when we know (from wills) that the father was dead.
The only certain thing seems to be that you can be sure he was dead if "deceased" was recorded (or that they thought he was), but if not recorded you can't be certain either way.
Sue
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