In a message dated 19/04/2010 04:49:15 GMT Daylight Time, johnjgriffiths@bigpond.com writes: I can't locate another William PRYN/PRYNN that fits the time line, the only other one I can locate is William's younger brother, William baptised on 12 Jun 1726 at Tywardreath (St. Andrew's), but he's to young to fit the time line. John This raises another point about the age of consent to marry. A girl could be married at the age of 12 and a boy from the age of 14 years until 1929 in England and Wales, with the consent of their parents: This is from http://www.exploregenealogy.co.uk/MarriageCertificates.html "When you get a copy of the marriage certificate, it probably offers the best boost to genealogy research of any document. Not only does it tell you the exact date of the marriage and the full names of the couple, it also includes their ages (however, it might just say "full," meaning of age; around 75% of marriages certificates just list "full" until the early 1850s. If it says "minor" or "under age" that means between the ages of 12 and 20 for a girl and 14-20 for a boy, at least until 1929, when the lower age limit for marriage became 16, giving you a fair amount of exact information for your family tree" Perhaps we sometimes discount candidates as "too young" because we apply the 21 years rule when they were living in an age where different practice was accepted. regards Judith