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Age of Witness?

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Unknown Report 9 Jul 2006 18:06

This topic has come up before. I think the witness just had to be old enough to understand what they were witnessing, but I recall that when I was a bridesmaid for my cousin, she checked that I would be 18 (I was - just) by the time she married so I could be a witness. Not sure if that was a legal requirement, or whether she assumed it. nell

Tiger-Lily

Tiger-Lily Report 9 Jul 2006 12:32

Thanks Christine X

Tiger-Lily

Tiger-Lily Report 9 Jul 2006 12:21

How old did you have to be to be a witness to a marriage in 1884. I've found one who was 15 years old. Was that legal? TGx