If anyone's interested, the ages for England throughout the 19th Century were 14 for the man, and 12 for the woman. Please bear in mind though that Scotland may have had different rules. Katherine Harding ----- Original Message ----- From: John D Stone <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 11:52 PM Subject: [GARDNER] Marriage ages circa 1884 > - ---------------------------------------------------- > This is, I suppose, not strictly on topic, but what the heck. In my spare > time from genealogy and (heaven forefend) work, I collect silversmith and > jeweler's trade cards. One recently found, for a wedding jewelry maker in > Sacramento CA, dated 1884, included the following list: > > Marriage Ages: > > In Austria -- 14 years for both sexes > In Spain -- the man at 14, the woman at 12 > In Russia -- the man at 18, the woman at 16 > In Greece -- the man at 14, the woman at 12 > In France -- the man at 18, the woman at 15 > In Saxony -- the man at 18, the woman at 16 > In Belgium -- the man at 18, the woman at 15 > In Germany -- the man at 18, the woman at 14 > In Switzerland -- The man at 14, the woman at 12 > In Hungary: > Catholics -- the man at 14, the woman at 12; > Protestants -- the man at 18, the woman at 12. > > Worth keeping in mind when setting up potential problem searches and trying > to make sense of old records. > > Wm Voss > [email protected] > - ---------------------------------------------------- > > ______________________________