> I had reason to look this up a little while ago. It is not as simple as you think! > > Here is a little light reading for you! > > > http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/overview/lawofmarriage-/ > > http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/dmgmanual/html/DMG46001/10_0092_DMG47063.htm > > http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090211065533AA2V94a > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent > > > Jean > > > > From: browns.home@sympatico.ca > > To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com > > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:54:29 -0400 > > Subject: [B&S] Age of majority > > > > I have a marriage certificate from 1844 on which both the Bride and Groom's age is stated as "MINOR". > > The couple had a son born a few months after the marriage. > > Has anyone had occasion to look into the law in England which relates to the age of majority at that time? > > This event was not in Somerset, but I'm assuming the age of majority was common across England. > > Alan > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message