Christine, I find it very interesting that you mention the need for parental consent, possibly up to age 27. I've never heard of this before and I wonder if it applies here. After all, the marriage took place after the grooms 28th birthday. And since the groom was illegitimate himself, could the fact that he had no father to consent be the problem? I have always felt that there was some sort of ordinance or rule behind all of this.  Thank You Steve 

Stephan, it may also have had to do with money. My researcher Rinehart Hofer from Bavaria told me that if you didn't have a certain amount of money back in the 1800's you couldn't get married. So, a lot of people were born out of wedlock. Manfred Russell. -----Original Message----- From: Stephan Wall <[email protected]> To: alsace-lorraine <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Jul 16, 2011 11:00 pm Subject: Re: [A-L] Illegitimate births? Christine, I find it very interesting that you mention the need for parental consent, ossibly up to age 27. I've never heard of this before and I wonder if it pplies here. After all, the marriage took place after the grooms 28th birthday. And since the groom was illegitimate himself, could the fact that he had no ather to consent be the problem? I have always felt that there was some sort of ordinance or rule behind all of this. Thank You teve - esources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: ttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message