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MARRIAGE AGE 12

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DIZZI

DIZZI Report 16 May 2013 08:22

WHEN WORKING OUT BIRTH YEAR USING MARRIAGE
REMEMBER THIS UNTIL 1926
GIRLS COULD MARRY WITH PARENTS CONSENT
AT 12 FOR A GIRL,
AT 14 FOR A BOY,
CONSENT AGE WAS 21 ;-)

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 16 May 2013 08:24

OH AND THEY OFTEN LIED ABOUT THEIR AGE BECAUSE NO PROOF
OF AGE WAS NEEDED

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

GenealogyResearchAssistance

GenealogyResearchAssistance Report 16 May 2013 22:01

my 3 x great grandmother married at the age of 15. My 3 x great grandfather was 21 at the time.

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