I have a marriage that took place on the 26 December 1831 in Caerwent Monmouth and the words "with conset of friends" is shown. The couple were married after banns by a Rev William Jones. The bride was only 19. Ursula Brisbane Qld ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek S M Cusick" <derek1@iinet.net.au> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [GLS] Friends > Hi Peter , > possibly refering to their Religion " Friends Meeting Houses", Quakers. > I may be miles off , but that was my first thought. > Derek in Western Australia. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Hughes" <pete@dursley12.fsnet.co.uk> > To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:57 AM > Subject: [GLS] Friends > > >>I have a marriage in 1821 which was solemnized "With consent of friends". >> >> What should I infer from this? >> >> Peter >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> 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 > >

Does this throw any light as I note the bride was only 19.............. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jnth/StJMarrs/marrs_note.htm extract Anglican Marriages in Buenos Aires, 1824-51 "A person's coming of age, that point in time when legally he or she was regarded as an independent adult, was during this period fixed at their 21st birthday. Therefore it was not possible to be married under the age of 21, unless the person's parents or legal guardian had given their permission. This is reflected in those records contained in the marriage register in which the phrase "the consent of the Father [Mother, Guardian] of the other" is used. I suggest that, almost without exception, it was the woman who was under the legal age for marriage. In almost all these cases, the father or mother of the bride also among those who signed the register as a witness to the marriage. In two marriages (Nos. 159 and 161) the phrase "the consent of friends of the latter" indicates that the bride's parents' permission was unobtainable (for whatever reason), and her friends stood as surety for her." Martin Doyle -----Original Message----- From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ursula Sent: 20 January 2007 11:05 To: gloucester@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GLS] Friends I have a marriage that took place on the 26 December 1831 in Caerwent Monmouth and the words "" is shown. The couple were married after banns by a Rev William Jones. The bride was only 19. Ursula Brisbane Qld ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek S M Cusick" <derek1@iinet.net.au> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [GLS] Friends > Hi Peter , > possibly refering to their Religion " Friends Meeting Houses", Quakers. > I may be miles off , but that was my first thought. > Derek in Western Australia. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Hughes" <pete@dursley12.fsnet.co.uk> > To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:57 AM > Subject: [GLS] Friends > > >>I have a marriage in 1821 which was solemnized "With consent of friends". >> >> What should I infer from this? >> >> Peter >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > _____________________________________________ 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