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Marriage age for Scottish girl?

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Sidami

Sidami Report 24 Feb 2005 23:04

What age in Scotland did a girl have to be to get married in 1874 please? Sue

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

Anne

Anne Report 24 Feb 2005 23:10

Don't know the answer to that, Sue but did you see the site I found for you last night about St Philips, Hull????? Anne

Sidami

Sidami Report 24 Feb 2005 23:18

Hello Anne, Yes I did and thankyou very much, I did reply to say thankyou but these boards move so quickly you dont know where you are. Thankyou for your time. Regards Sue....................................

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

Anne

Anne Report 24 Feb 2005 23:25

Thats OK Sue. I kept looking at the original message to see if you'd got it. Perhaps you replied on another thread? I don't tend to go through all the threads just look back to the ones I've taken part in. Glad you saw it anyway! :-) Anne

Melissa

Melissa Report 24 Feb 2005 23:31

Not sure what age they had to be, however mine are all between 20-26yrs. :-) Mel in Oz.

Ellen

Ellen Report 24 Feb 2005 23:42

I think they were actually allowed to marry from the age of 12 with parental consent (I know, doesn't bear thinking about). From 21 didn't need parental consent. there was a thread earlier on tonight about the same subject. Regards Ellen.

PennyDainty

PennyDainty Report 25 Feb 2005 00:28

Hi Sue, yes 12 for a girl and 14 for a boy until 1929 with parental consent. Although without parental consent the law in Scotland has always been different to England...it was and is 16...without consent. That's why so many crossed the border to Gretna to marry! Christine