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Coming of Age in 1700
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Carole | Report | 3 Mar 2009 23:09 |
Does anyone know if there was a legal age of majority in England: for boys in particular, in 1700 .... and if so what was it? |
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Stephanie | Report | 3 Mar 2009 23:13 |
When the age of majority (voting age, the age of full citizenship) was reduced in 1970 to 18 years of age, the qualification that a nominee must be 21 was expressly preserved. |
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Carole | Report | 3 Mar 2009 23:30 |
OK. Thank you for that |
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Carole | Report | 4 Mar 2009 15:19 |
The question actually relates to a will I have, dated 1719, where it would seem that the sole executor might be only nine years old. ... I would be quite pleased to learn that this was not legally possible, as it would bring into question his currently accepted DOB and force us to re-evaluate. |
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Carole | Report | 4 Mar 2009 22:54 |
I have spent hours googling but I'm still uncertain if it would be legal or not? |
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Heather | Report | 4 Mar 2009 23:05 |
Carole, seems unlikely but when the will was written and when it was proved is two different times isnt it? |
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Carole | Report | 4 Mar 2009 23:09 |
Thanks Heather will do! But for the record written 1719 December ... proved 1724. |
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