Question re: Legal age to marry please

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Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 2,312 Send Message	Contrary Mary	Report	2 Feb 2007 23:20
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 2,312 Send Message	If the legal ages were 14 for men and 12 for girls am I right to assume that on a marriage cert when it says in the age column 'with parents consent' that it means that they were over 14 and 12 but under 21? Mary
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 7,084 Send Message	MrsBucketBouquet	Report	2 Feb 2007 23:22
	interested in answer too... Gerri.
	Researching: Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 2,312 Send Message	Contrary Mary	Report	2 Feb 2007 23:28
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 2,312 Send Message	Thank you - just wasn't sure. Mary
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1,501 Send Message	Willow	Report	2 Feb 2007 23:28
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1,501 Send Message	You had to be over 21 to marry without consent before 1929.....but many lied
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 6,274 Send Message	Georgina	Report	2 Feb 2007 23:29
	Mary if they married with parents consent they were under the age of 21. Georgina.
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	2 Feb 2007 23:34
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Yes, agree with Georgina, over 12/14, but under 21. Keith