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How old do you have to be to witness a marriage?

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Sophie

Sophie Report 15 Dec 2006 18:14

I have a marriage cert for 1910, with someone who i think was 15 at the time, would this have been allowed?

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 15 Dec 2006 18:18

This has come up before. There was no age limit as such, the person just had to understand what they were doing. 15 was not uncommon.