Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Child Marriages in the the 1700s https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/ Connecting Forest of Dean Researchers World-Wide en Child Marriages in the the 1700s (reply) Thank you slowhands for the info its been a great help
Terry

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=10749 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=10749 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:43:30 +0000 Generalterry2424 Child Marriages in the the 1700s (reply) 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

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=10745 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=10745 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:18:44 +0000 Generalslowhands Child Marriages in the the 1700s Has anyone come across child marriages in the 1700S. Would 15 years have been considered to young

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