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Age of consent
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Karrie | Report | 10 May 2010 22:42 |
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Would appreciate help if possible. I have an ancestor born in 1860 - could she have married in 1859? what was the consent age at that time? Thanks in advance for any help given. |
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Trevor | Report | 10 May 2010 22:47 |
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could you give the dates again as the dates you have given suggest she married before she was born |
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Karrie | Report | 10 May 2010 22:53 |
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Oh sorry.....Born 1860, first child born 1876. At that time could she have married around birth of child, ie, 15 or 16 years of age? |
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Barbara | Report | 10 May 2010 22:54 |
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The age was 12 for girls and 14 for boys but this had to be with parental consent under aged 21. |
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Karrie | Report | 10 May 2010 22:57 |
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Wow....many thanks. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 11 May 2010 08:41 |
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Researching: |
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