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Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 88 Send Message	Allison	Report	11 Apr 2009 17:41
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 88 Send Message	Hi On a marriage certificate I have just received, it lists the bride and groom as being of "full" age. Is this 18 or 21? The date is 1852. Alli
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 867 Send Message	TinaTheCheshirePussyCat	Report	11 Apr 2009 18:02
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 867 Send Message	Hi Alli Full age at that time was 21. "Coming of Age" only dropped to 18 in 1970. Tina
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 88 Send Message	Allison	Report	11 Apr 2009 18:03
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 88 Send Message	Lovely - thanks Tina Alli
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 2,833 Send Message	Nickydownsouth	Report	11 Apr 2009 19:43
	remember Allison, though the cert. says "full age" it dosn`t mean the bride and groom actually were...........many would lie about their age, as under 21 you needed permission from a parent. Nicky
	Researching: Furniss/Furness in Lancashire,Critchett in Devon and London, Keemish/Camish/ Kemish from Hampshire then Cambridge, Copper and Godden in Kent, Spink/Spynk in Norfolk and Cambridge
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	12 Apr 2009 17:57
	It means they are at least 21 - so you cant actually work out dates of birth from it as they could be in their dotage and still be of full age.