Hi Lois, Have you tried searching for this family on the 1851 census? Assuming that thay lived that long and you could find them, that would give you their ages. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: <maaisha@aol.com> To: <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 12:39 PM Subject: [Black Country] marriage questions >I have run into a marriage that puzzles me. The register says both parties >were "of this parish" and the bride is listed as "parish widow". What >would that mean? Additionally, it says they were married by "consent of >parents". The marriage took place in 1820. It looks as if both were able >to sign their names, which surprised me for that date. It seems odd that >the bride would be celebrating her second marriage, but still be so young >as to need parental consent. Unless the groom was the underage party. Any >help would be appreciated. > Cheers, > Lois > > > > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run > by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3903 - Release Date: 09/17/11 >