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'of full age'?
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optimistic olivia | Report | 4 Aug 2006 17:26 |
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I have just received two marriage certificates, one 1839 and the other 1843. For age it just says 'of full age'. How old was that in those days? Patricia |
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Heather | Report | 4 Aug 2006 17:27 |
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21 or over - though they could have lied! Afraid it wont give you their birth year as it could mean any age at all. Are the witnesses the parents by any chance? Many a couple lied about their ages if they didnt have parents permission to marry. |
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optimistic olivia | Report | 4 Aug 2006 17:57 |
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On one certificate the groom's name is Joseph Clementson and one of the the witnesses was - Joseph Clementson. The father was George not Joseph. Could that be a transcription mistake? Regards Patricia |
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Heather | Report | 4 Aug 2006 18:00 |
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Very easily - it would be nice to see the original. It could be a cousin or something though? |
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optimistic olivia | Report | 4 Aug 2006 18:19 |
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Heather, I can scan it and send it if you like. Patricia |
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Heather | Report | 4 Aug 2006 22:47 |
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Pat, no sorry I meant that the cert you have is a copy of the register and it may be that the clerk copied it wrongly. Im adding to this so the night shift may add their thoughts |
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optimistic olivia | Report | 5 Aug 2006 06:22 |
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Heather, I realized that after sending my reply but I did have the excuse of just arriving home after a long drive back from a few days holiday. I don't know if Joseph Clementson had any family in the Durham area. He was born in Wigan, Lancs and after getting married and having a few children up there, went back to the Wigan area. Would the original be at the church where he was married? It's true Christine that my ancestors didn't seem to have much imagination when it came to naming their children. Regards Patricia |
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Unknown | Report | 5 Aug 2006 08:22 |
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a) the certs I have in my folders say 'of full age' for every wedding I have before about 1870ish. The earlier the cert the less info given - fathers are often not recorded as deceased when they are, and addresses are usually just the name of a village. b) the original parish registers will almost certainly be at the relevant county records office. nell |
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optimistic olivia | Report | 5 Aug 2006 17:31 |
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Thanks for the info Helen. It's true that on quite a few of the certificates I've got only the town or village is mentioned and it's sometimes very difficult to read. Now I've just got to brush up on my geography of England to find out where the villages are. I can see that I'll have to take hubbie on a round the British Isles trip next time I come over. Patricia |
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