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Can an 18 year old pass for 30?

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Naomi in SW

Naomi in SW Report 6 May 2004 22:44

Thanks Geoff, I hadn't thought of that. I do know I definitely have the right person so I won't worry. Now to find her death.....

Geoff

Geoff Report 6 May 2004 22:39

Any certificate will have been transcribed (possibly twice) so there is always the potential for a mistake.

Naomi in SW

Naomi in SW Report 6 May 2004 22:20

I thought about that and checked it thoroughly and it's definitely 30. Her first husband was 28 so I had a "2" to compare it to.

Unknown

Unknown Report 6 May 2004 22:18

Do you think the marriage cert said 20 rather than 30? That would be easier to pass off!

Naomi in SW

Naomi in SW Report 6 May 2004 22:17

I've been looking for my GG Grandmother Louisa Caroline Penfold. She married Alfrd Cornelius Walles in Jan 1862 and her marriage cert says she was 30. She had 3 or 4 children with him then he died in 1875. She re-married in 1879 to Edward Palmer and her marriage cert just said widow of full age. I found her on the 1881 & 1891, definitely her with children from first marriage under their fathers surname and children from new marriage under the name Palmer. However it has her age as consistently 37 & 47. I searched today and finally found her birth cert from 1844 making the census ages correct. I know people lied about their ages but could an 18 year old pass for 30? I know I definitely have the right person.