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Offline linmey

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Age At Marriage!!
« on: Monday 02 July 07 21:06 BST (UK) »
I know this subject has cropped up before but at the risk of you all letting out a groan, I was wondering what is the youngest age at marriage you have found. I am particularly interested in the period 1700 to 1750.

Many thanks, Linda.
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Burns, Muter, Cobban, Hossack, Strachan, Moonlight.
Lanarkshire, Ross and Cromarty and Kincardineshire.
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Re: Age At Marriage!!
« Reply #1 on: Monday 02 July 07 21:38 BST (UK) »
Looks like my family is a bit boring. I dont think any age drops below 20! Certainly model citizens  ;D
Northants - Stevenson, Smith, Spriggs, Hight, Dodson, Coleman
Swansea - Thomas, Williams, Howell, David, Rees, Griffiths, Jenkins, Bevan
Rutland - Hales
Derbyshire - Harlow, Riley, Pemberton, Aldred
Yorkshire - Stamper, Boyes, Duke
London - Harper, Wallis
Essex - Shelford, Wallis, Read, Stanes
Hertfordshire - Bishop
Cornwall - Johns, Soper, Rowe, Ball, Webb, Dunn, Quintrell, Hain, Oliver
Gloucestershire - Harper, Ash, Gregory, Denman
County Durham - Proud, Duke
Yorkshire - Stamper, Pickering

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Re: Age At Marriage!!
« Reply #2 on: Monday 02 July 07 21:43 BST (UK) »
Oh positively geriatric Vasquez. ;)  Thanks for the reply though!

Linda.
Reynolds, Woodham, Payne, Wilmott, Hart, Richardson, Packwood, Tandy, Dexter - Bedfordshire.
Chamberlain and Wagstaff- Hunts.
Freeman, Cheney, Cox- Northants.
Burns, Muter, Cobban, Hossack, Strachan, Moonlight.
Lanarkshire, Ross and Cromarty and Kincardineshire.
Garvey- Ireland.

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Re: Age At Marriage!!
« Reply #3 on: Monday 02 July 07 21:53 BST (UK) »
Hi Linda

I've got loads of 17 and 18 year olds but nothing younger than that. 

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Re: Age At Marriage!!
« Reply #4 on: Monday 02 July 07 21:57 BST (UK) »
Hi kerry,
Thanks for that. Hope you are well.  Do you happen to know what the legal lower age for marriage was at that time if indeed there was one which I am presume there must have been! :-\

Linda
Reynolds, Woodham, Payne, Wilmott, Hart, Richardson, Packwood, Tandy, Dexter - Bedfordshire.
Chamberlain and Wagstaff- Hunts.
Freeman, Cheney, Cox- Northants.
Burns, Muter, Cobban, Hossack, Strachan, Moonlight.
Lanarkshire, Ross and Cromarty and Kincardineshire.
Garvey- Ireland.

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Re: Age At Marriage!!
« Reply #5 on: Monday 02 July 07 22:06 BST (UK) »
Hi Linda

This topic seems to be have been discussing it.

http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-1969.html

Note Guy's reply.

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Re: Age At Marriage!!
« Reply #6 on: Monday 02 July 07 22:09 BST (UK) »
Hi Linda,

May I ask what the youngest age at marriage is that youve found?
Northants - Stevenson, Smith, Spriggs, Hight, Dodson, Coleman
Swansea - Thomas, Williams, Howell, David, Rees, Griffiths, Jenkins, Bevan
Rutland - Hales
Derbyshire - Harlow, Riley, Pemberton, Aldred
Yorkshire - Stamper, Boyes, Duke
London - Harper, Wallis
Essex - Shelford, Wallis, Read, Stanes
Hertfordshire - Bishop
Cornwall - Johns, Soper, Rowe, Ball, Webb, Dunn, Quintrell, Hain, Oliver
Gloucestershire - Harper, Ash, Gregory, Denman
County Durham - Proud, Duke
Yorkshire - Stamper, Pickering

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Re: Age At Marriage!!
« Reply #7 on: Monday 02 July 07 22:48 BST (UK) »
Just to say that from the Office of National Statistics the number of males under 16 who were married between 1851 and 1928 was 30, and females 1,931.

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Re: Age At Marriage!!
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 03 July 07 06:52 BST (UK) »
Thank you very much everyone for your replies and I will check that link Sandy.

Linda.
Reynolds, Woodham, Payne, Wilmott, Hart, Richardson, Packwood, Tandy, Dexter - Bedfordshire.
Chamberlain and Wagstaff- Hunts.
Freeman, Cheney, Cox- Northants.
Burns, Muter, Cobban, Hossack, Strachan, Moonlight.
Lanarkshire, Ross and Cromarty and Kincardineshire.
Garvey- Ireland.

Census Information Is Crown Copyright From--
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