Hi Ros, Thank you for your reply, I have looked on Mary's page but found nothing there. The only Isaac Sayer i found was baptised in Spaxton in 1790 and he would have been 14 when he married (thats persuming he was a baby when baptised) and his wife Hannah Harden baptised in 1788 in Westzoyland again she would have 16 when married . would thye have married at this age in those days? Thanks Sandra -----Original Message----- From: Ros Norris <rosjohn@supanet.com> To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:58 Subject: Re: [B&S] Sayer / Saywer surname Hi, 've had a look through the Worle, St Martin's records and I couldn't see ny sight of your Isaac Sayer. Most of the parish records for that area seem o start after the date you're interested in. Although the Portbury-hundred ite says it has records from 1668-1800, it seems to stop at 1750. You could -mail Mary mason wh0se site it is and ask for further help I expect. ope you find what you're looking for os ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Hi I've certainly had ancestors that married at 16 and a couple that could only have been 16 if they were baptised at just a few months. I have also had some that were baptised at age 2 or later. I think that in practice things were not quite rigid. The age of consent varied. According to a government website during the 19th century the minimum age at which marriage was permitted (with parental consent) was 12 for a girl and 14 for a boy. so this could still be your Isaac. Hope you really get to pin this down. Ros