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CHILD BRIDES

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Julie

Julie Report 19 Mar 2010 19:07

Girls could marry at 12 & Boys 14

Patricia

Patricia Report 19 Mar 2010 18:05

Hi Barbara

Sorry I didn't get back sooner, the post showed 0 replies.

Yes that is my family. George & Maria were my GGG Grandparents and their son George b.1828 was my GG Grandfather.

George (the son) had one child already but died a month before my G Grandfather (John George) was born in 1954.

The family must have been struck with some awful desease between 1850 and 1854, because so many of them died. I really must get some Death Certificates to find out what it was.

It seems Maria had 9 children in total.

Please tell me you are related....................Pat

Barbara

Barbara Report 19 Mar 2010 16:45

Is this your family 1841
Name: Maria Peters
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1808
Gender: Female
Where born: Kent, England

Civil parish: Lewisham
Hundred: Axton, Dartford and Wilmington
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Lewisham
Sub-registration district: Lee
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
George Peters 42
Maria Peters 33
George Peters 13
William Peters 11
Robert Peters 8
Ann Peters 6
Elizabeth Peters 4
Sarah Peters 2


Patricia

Patricia Report 19 Mar 2010 16:11

I recently saw somewhere on these boards, mention of child brides, well what do you think of one of my ancestors?

Marriage of George Peters (bachelor) to Maria Hebbard (widow) in 1821 at Bedfont, Hounslow, Middlx.

It gets interesting when Maria is found on the 1841 Census aged
33 and on the 1851 census as age 44 which makes her year of birth to be 1807/8 thus making her age on Marriage to be 14 Her Buriel which was in 1854 had her aged 47(again b.1807. Incidently, George was buried in 1850 age 51.

I cannot find her first marriage but I wonder how old she was then!

Pat