Full age on Marriage cert is it always 21 ???

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Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 4,785 Send Message	Val wish I'd never started	Report	14 Sep 2006 20:17
	I have a lady who married in 1857 it says full age for both her and her husband yet she is on all census as born in 1841-2 would it have been possible to have lied about this as I believe somebody said the parents would have had to have given permission. thanks
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Pauline	Report	14 Sep 2006 20:19
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hi Valerie Yes it was possible and they did lie. I have many examples of this. Pauline
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 4,785 Send Message	Val wish I'd never started	Report	14 Sep 2006 20:22
	thanks for that reply so as they had to have permission wouldnt the parents have to be there to sign for that ??? or do you think she looked older than she really was
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Pauline	Report	14 Sep 2006 20:27
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Were they married after banns? Was the church in their home parish? Perhaps they had parents consent anyway one way or another. Pauline
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 4,785 Send Message	Val wish I'd never started	Report	14 Sep 2006 20:29
	they were married by license in their local church