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From: "David Lamb" <>
Subject: Re: of Full Age
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:05:52 -0000


Hello,
It was 21 as far as I am aware, but with the consent of parents, marriages
could take place at much lower ages. I believe it was in 1929 that the
lowest age for marrying with consent was raised from 14 to 16 years. I hope
this helps.
Regards,
David Lamb, Devon, England
Interests: Essex: ALLISTON, BAXTER, BERRY, DODSON, GOLDSTONE, LAMB, NEWMAN,
PARTRIDGE, SARGENT, WEBB, WILLSHER Suffolk: BERRY, BRINGLOVE or
BRYNGLOVE, FINCH, PARTRIDGE Sussex: RALPH Norfolk: DODSON
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert and Sarah Simpson <>
To: <>
Date: 01 November 2000 17:06
Subject: of Full Age


>I have just received a marriage certificate which clears up some of the
>problems I have had tracing my family back in 1841.
>
>My g-g-grandfather's second wife, however, is marked as a minor. Can
>someone remind me what the boundary for "of full age" was in 1841.
>
>Thanks
>
>Robert Simpson
>Colchester, Essex, UK
>
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