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Marriage of a minor

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Annina

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.

No, it wasn't a shotgun marriage.

Tawny

Tawny Report 14 Mar 2010 17:48

Boys could marry at 14 and girls at 12 until 1926

Tawny

Researching:
No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

Sylvia

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

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 13 Mar 2010 23:36

think back to some of the history you learnt in school


it wasn't unknown for "royalty" or lords and ladies to be married at the age of 8 or younger ............................. they then either stayed with their parents until puberty, or moved to the in-laws house and lived separately from the "spouse" until puberty


I think the youngest I remember reading about was 3 or 4 years old when she was married off.


Of course, such marriages were usually for matters of state ....... or to unite families.




sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

mgnv

mgnv Report 13 Mar 2010 23:31

Marriages in 1867 in England & Wales
119173 (of total 179154 marrs) give ages of both bride and groom, i.e., 66.5%.
This includes 11081 (of 12200) minor men (90.8%) and 29567 (of 36144) minor women (81.8%).
Of the 119173 marriages tabled, the youngest were 33 which involved women aged 15 and 5 which involved men aged 16.

Thirtieth annual report of the registrar-general (1868) Page 26
http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/Browse?path=Browse/Registrar%20General%20%28by%20date%29/1861-1870&active=yes&titlepos=20

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 13 Mar 2010 14:13

Crickey Shirley.... that was young!!


I think it maybe an interesting topic to add;" what is the youngest person married that you've found?"


What do you think?


Dee x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

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

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 12 Mar 2010 23:54

Quite unbeleivable to think it really, I wonder if many did actually marry as young as that???



Dee x

Pamela

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.

Pam

BatMansDaughter

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!!!!


Dee x

Pamela

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.

Thank you.

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 12 Mar 2010 23:21

Hi,

full age is 21 or over.


Dee x

Pamela

Pamela Report 12 Mar 2010 23:15

Can anyone answer a quick question for me please?

I have a copy of a marriage for 1839 which states that my ancestor was a minor when she married and the groom was of full age. What would full age be in the 1830's?

Many thanks.