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Marriage of a minor
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Annina | Report | 14 Mar 2010 18:42 |
I don't know what the fuss is about,when I wed in 1965 I was 161/2 and that marriage lasted 20 years,and 5 children. |
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Tawny | Report | 14 Mar 2010 17:48 |
Boys could marry at 14 and girls at 12 until 1926 |
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Sylvia | Report | 13 Mar 2010 23:55 |
Hi in my family tree, in the 1911 census, the family have a 16 year old lodger who is a widow |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 13 Mar 2010 23:36 |
think back to some of the history you learnt in school |
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mgnv | Report | 13 Mar 2010 23:31 |
Marriages in 1867 in England & Wales |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 13 Mar 2010 14:13 |
Crickey Shirley.... that was young!! |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 13 Mar 2010 09:42 |
my grt grandmother was 15 years 8 months and her groom 23 when they married in 1870 |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 12 Mar 2010 23:54 |
Quite unbeleivable to think it really, I wonder if many did actually marry as young as that??? |
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Pamela | Report | 12 Mar 2010 23:41 |
Thanks for the reply Dee, I wasn't sure if I have read it sometime in the past. Glad I wasn't around when they married so young. |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 12 Mar 2010 23:37 |
That's right Pamela, girls could marry at 12 and boys at 14... they were classed as minors or not at full age, I think this was until the 1920's!!!! |
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Pamela | Report | 12 Mar 2010 23:24 |
Thanks for the answer Dee, I wasn't sure as it was such an early date. I believe boys could marry at 14 and girls at age 12 but was not sure of the dates. |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 12 Mar 2010 23:21 |
Hi, |
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Pamela | Report | 12 Mar 2010 23:15 |
Can anyone answer a quick question for me please? |