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marrying age 1927
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Lingojingo | Report | 29 Sep 2007 20:19 |
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does anyone know what age it was legal to marry in 1927? Could a girl have married at 14? |
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Bren from Oldham | Report | 29 Sep 2007 20:22 |
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Don't think so Dawn in 1927 you were considered as a child upto the age of 21 and you would have to get your parents written permission to get marrried before you were 21 |
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Lingojingo | Report | 29 Sep 2007 20:26 |
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Hi Bren |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 29 Sep 2007 20:39 |
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The age at which a person could marry and at which they would require consent has changed since 1837. Then marriage could be at 12 for a girl and 14 for a boy, but consent of parent(s) was required for both up to the age of 21. In 1926 the age of marriage for both parties was raised to 16 but consent for both was still required until 21. Now, the age at which people can marry is still 16 but the age for consent has been lowered to 18. |
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Lingojingo | Report | 30 Sep 2007 10:46 |
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Thanks Chrissie, so perhaps my husband's grandmother could have been married at 14 if her parents agreed. She didn't have a child till 9 years later though! It's very interesting. |
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