Mike, I also have instances of early marriages in my tree, but that took place in Maine, USA, with early settler families. My ancestors from 1600s Massachusetts all married about the age of 20, male & female. My husband's female ancestors from Scotland all married in their early to mid 20s. It seems that where there was no societal pressure from a strong church presence, the rules loosened. In this case, the marriage took place in Scotland and, I presume, was performed by a minister of the Church of Scotland. In most cases in my own tree, I have found that an early marriage age usually meant I had an incorrect birth record. It's very easy to grab at incorrect information because it's all that is available. No one wants to hear that the record for which they are searching does not exist. Jo-Ann On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Mike Boyd via <ayrshire@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Jo-Ann > I have in my Boyd family in Sydney, NSW in the 1830's that any ancestors > daughter married at the age of 14 years old. > > While in other Boyd families in the USA there are a number of cases where > girls seem to have married at 14 years old. So it seems that "it is > possible" though not common. > > Mike Boyd > Brisbane > > >