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From: "Sharon Buchanan" <>
Subject: Re: [NYorks] marrying age
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:40:12 +0100
References: <001201c53c62$4f2c92f0$778d1752@useruriw53kcz0>


The minimum age of marriage in England, Wales & Scotland with parents
consent was 12 for a girl & 14 for a boy until it was raised to 16 in 1929.
In Ireland this was not raised to 16 until 1975.

So yes it is very possible for a 14 year old to marry in 1798.

Sharon
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From: "PATRICK KEANE" <>
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Sent: Friday, 08 April, 2005 6:42 PM
Subject: [NYorks] marrying age


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> Can anyone tell me if it was allowed for a 14 yr old boy to marry in
> 1798 please???
> Thanks
> Lynn
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