There is something wrong with the dates. They imply that William was 13 when he married!! Adrian Yorkshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Archer" <wharcher@cvd.co.uk> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 7:12 AM Subject: [GLS] JONES ///ALFORD families > Posted for Carole Douch carole.douch (at) bigpond.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Hello All, would any one be able to help me please. > > Im tracing the family of William JONES b 1811 at Castle Precints Bristol, > but I can't find out who his parents where, can any one please help me. > > William married in 1824 to Rachel Sophia ALFORD, its their daughter Ann b > 1825 that Im after. > > She camt to Australia > > Thanks carole > > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Adrian, I believe that the marriageable age was raised to 16 for both sexes in 1929 from 14 for men and 12 for women with parental consent still required up to the age of 21. So it is possible that he may of been 14 years old when he married. Sue > > There is something wrong with the dates. They imply that William was 13 when > he married!! > > Adrian > Yorkshire > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > Hello All, would any one be able to help me please. > > > > Im tracing the family of William JONES b 1811 at Castle Precints Bristol, > > but I can't find out who his parents where, can any one please help me. > > > > William married in 1824 to Rachel Sophia ALFORD, its their daughter Ann b > > 1825 that Im after. > > > > She camt to Australia > > > > Thanks carole > > > >