Peter Hughes wrote: > I have a marriage in 1821 which was solemnized "With consent of friends". > > What should I infer from this? Either the bride and/or groom were under age. Probably the parent/s of whichever one it was (or both) were dead or otherwise not in a position to give consent, so friends over the age of 21 gave consent in their place. Was either the under age spouse away from his/her home parish? If so, that could be the possible reason for "consent of friends". -- Charani (UK)

Hi everyone, greetings from Sydney, Australia. Not sure how relevant this is to the thread, but - When it comes to marriages in England before mid 1837, these could only be legally solemnised in the established Church of England. The only exceptions that I am aware of were if you were a Quaker or of the Jewish faith, who were allowed to conduct their own ceremonies. Regards Tony Smith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charani" <familyhunter@family-hunter.co.uk> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [GLS] Friends > Peter Hughes wrote: > >> I have a marriage in 1821 which was solemnized "With consent of >> friends". >> >> What should I infer from this? > > Either the bride and/or groom were under age. Probably the parent/s > of whichever one it was (or both) were dead or otherwise not in a > position to give consent, so friends over the age of 21 gave consent > in their place. Was either the under age spouse away from his/her > home parish? If so, that could be the possible reason for "consent of > friends". > > > -- > Charani (UK) > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > 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 >