Child Marriages in the the 1700s (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Sunday, April 06, 2008, 22:18 (6081 days ago) @ terry2424

I'll have to confirm this but 12 / 14 yrs old was accepted back then..

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"Before Hardwicke's Marriage Act of 1753 there was no lower legal age of marriage, except during the 1650's when it was 16 for men and 14 for women. In 1753 it was fixed at 14 for men and 12 for women and remained at that until the Age of Marriage Act 1929 when it was raised to 16 for both."
Above taken verbatim from The Family Tree Detective by Colin D Rogers

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