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InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 28 May 2011 15:35

Missing fathers name usually means that the person was illegitimate.

At that time 21 was full age. Parental consent would have been required if under 21 (provided the minor had not been previously married) but there was no requirement for the parent to act as witness.

Flick

Flick Report 28 May 2011 15:31

Full age was 21.

Fathers' names would be shown no matter what the ages of the couple marrying.........so they mustn't have known them.

zenawarrior

zenawarrior Report 28 May 2011 15:31

hi margee
i dont think so the witnesses are margaret ? strellard i think and john harris
thanks for looking zena

Researching:
lewis smith mowbray townsend crowther holmes bourne hands

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 28 May 2011 15:27

If she was a minor she would need a parent's permission to marry. Was her mother listed as a witness, perhaps?

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

zenawarrior

zenawarrior Report 28 May 2011 15:23

hi all
have just recieved the marriage certificate of joseph bannister and mary wattis11 october 1841 acton beauchamp worcester
his age is shown as of full age but hers says minor
neither fathers name or profession is on the certificate
my questions are how old would she have been and could this be why the fathers arnt shown ?
thanks for any help you can give
zena :-)

Researching:
lewis smith mowbray townsend crowther holmes bourne hands

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