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Father's name on a marriage certi.

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 10 Sep 2006 23:52

Sandra, If you list his details we can try and find him for you. Rose

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 10 Sep 2006 23:51

is that right Helen I didnt know that I assumed they would put full age as it was legal then , you learn something new every day dont you ????

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Unknown Report 10 Sep 2006 23:31

Full age meant old enough to marry without consent, ie over 21.

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 10 Sep 2006 21:35

up till 1929 Girls could marry at 12 and boys at 14 with parents consent so maybe full age meant 14 ????

Sandra

Sandra Report 10 Sep 2006 18:11

thank you ladies!!! that makes it all a little clearer, according to a lady who looked up baptisms in the area for me last year said there was no entry for this guy where we would've expected it! I don't think there will be a birth cert for him, but I'll give it a try! Many thanks again, Sandra

Heather

Heather Report 10 Sep 2006 18:07

OR, he was fibbing that he was of full age because dad didnt agree to the marriage? Can you check out his age on later/earlier census? You should be able to find him as a child and see who the father, if any, is shown in the household.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Sep 2006 18:06

Two probabilities!! he was illegitimate or his father had died & his answer to the registrar when he filed the marriage banns was he didnt have a father! cos he was dead. His birth cert should give more clues

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ Report 10 Sep 2006 18:05

I have one like that, the groom was illegitimate.

Sandra

Sandra Report 10 Sep 2006 18:01

I have a copy of my Gr Grandfather's marriage certificate dated 3 July 1879. He is 'full' age so that would be over 21? he is a batchelor but his father's name is not there. Why would that be? any ideas much appreciated! thanks Sandra