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FreckNeale is quite correct particularly if you are looking at printed abstracts of marriage licenses/bonds. The phrase often found on the actual document is "twenty-one and upwards" so it is wise to find some other evidence of age before you either accept or discard the marriage.
Janeada
Counties/Names: Wigtownshire, SCT./HANNAH Cumberland/CLARKE, Westmorland/FISHER, North Lancashire/CLARKE & CHARNOCK Lincolnshire/ STORER, DICKINSON, EDLIN, FAIRCHILD & GREEN, Nottinghamshire/ COOK, COLLINGWORTH, Gloucestershire/DOWSWELL, Isle of Man/CLARKE