Neil, Nearly every time, 21. The change to 18 etc is a relatively (pun intended) new (20th Century) event. HTH Phil On 15 March 2010 01:44, NEIL GLOSTER <neilgloster@speedway.ca> wrote: > Hi Listers > Out of curiousity how old is a person when they are listed as Full Age ? > Thanks > Neil > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On 15 Mar 2010 at 11:07, Phil Warn wrote: > Neil, > > Nearly every time, 21. > > The change to 18 etc is a relatively (pun intended) new (20th Century) > event. > > HTH > > Phil > > On 15 March 2010 01:44, NEIL GLOSTER <neilgloster@speedway.ca> wrote: > > Hi Listers > Out of curiousity how old is a person when they are > listed as Full Age ? > I am sorry but I don't believe that is strictly correct. "Full age" on a marriage certificate can simply mean 21 and over. I've seen certificates where the parties were considerably older, as shown by other evidence (like censuses)/ -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE