Genealogy Chat

Lied about his age on marriage cert. Did a booze run in Canada in a prohibited area, do n't know whether he had a custodial sentence. Re-married in 1934. My question is was his first marriage valid as he was a minor his witness were not his parents, did he serve a sentence in Canada, and was there a divorce?

When was he born?

Where was his first marriage?

Where was this all ??

if Canada the suggest you add Canada to the thread title .

When you say he was a minor, was he old enough to be married with parental consent?

As long as he was old enough to marry I think his first marriage would still be valid - even though he didn't have parental consent.

Kath. x

Frank Wiggins was 18 yrs old when he married at ST. Saviours church in Oxton, Birkenhead. I was informed that his parents would have to be witnesses, as he was a minor. I believe his spouse re-married I don't know when this occurred, and put that she was a widow.
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Stella x

Frank Wiggins was born 1906 in Birkenhead. First marriage October 1924.
Second marriage in December 1934 claimed he was a bachelor. Age 25yrs old first marriage second 29 yrs old.

His parents wouldnt have to be witnesses but he would have needed his fathers consent as he was under 21 maybe the first marriage was annulled.

The certificate may give a clue ie annotated if it was later found to be illegal

Marriages Dec 1924

Staveley Alberta W Wiggins Birkenhead 8a 1013
Wiggins Frank Staveley Birkenhead 8a 1013


no re marriage listed as Wiggins or Staveley

unles she married as just Alberta not Alberta W


Marriages Sep 1940
Taylor Harry Wiggins Amounderness 8e 1965
Wiggins Alberta Taylor Amounderness 8e 1965