I have the original of my parents marriage certificate of 4 July 1944 and they also have these clauses on it. So I think it was standard Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Nicholson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:36 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD] Marriage Consent forms 1927 > Hi there all, > > in 1927 my grandparents were married at St. Mary's RC church in > Maryborough. > > I have inherited a photocopy of their original marriage certificate > from the time, however along with that came a "Consent Form". > > I can understand that such a form may have been required for couples > marrying when under the age of 21, however for my grandparents this > was not the case. My grandfather was 21 and his wife-to-be was 24. > > The consent form seems to be a declaration under oath that there is no > impediment to their marriage. > > There are a number of dubious circumstances surrounding the marriage. > > Firstly, my grandfather was arrested and charged with sleeping with an > underage (at the time 16 y.o.) girl. The alleged offence occurred abt > AUG 1926. In DEC 1926 he was arrested. For some reason the prosecution > case collapsed, along with his trial in MAR 1927. This I can verify > through Trove newspaper and Qld Police Gazette sources. > > Family legend has it that the girl that he slept with went on to have > his child, and in a paternity suite, she was awarded 18 years of > maintenance. I have no ability to verify this - any hints welcomed. > > Secondly, around the time of his arrest in DEC 1926, he already > sleeping with another woman who became my grandmother. By the time > they officially married in APR 1927 in Maryborough, she was already > 4-5 months pregnant with their first child. > > Does anyone have more information about these Consent Forms, and why > they may have to been required to sign them, based on the > circumstances already mentioned? There are obvious possibilities ... > but I would welcome any opinions - esp. the legal necessities of such > forms. > > Thanks ... > > -- Stephen Nicholson (Wollongong) > > [Below is the transcript of the form] > > -------------- > > > Transcript of Consent Form: > > SCHEDULE C, 28 VICTORIA No. 15. > > Declaration before Surrogate, District Registrar, or Minister. > > I, Cecil Louis Meyers of Longreach > being duly sworn, do on my oath declare ____ (empty)____ > that I believe there is no impediment or lawful objection by reason of > any kindred > relationship or alliance, or any former marriage, or the want of > consent of Parents or > Guardians, or any other lawful cause, to my being married to ____ > > Mary Tyler of Alton Downs via Rockhampton > daughter of William Tyler of Alton Downs. > > SIGNATURE OF MAN: Cecil Louis Meyers. > > And I, the said Mary Tyler of Alton Downs > do on my oath declare _________ that I believe there is no > impediment or lawful objection, by any such reason or lawful cause as > aforesaid, to my > being married to the said Cecil Louis Meyers. > > SIGNATURE OF WOMAN: Mary Tyler. > > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2113/4823 - Release Date: 02/21/12 >