Hi Susan I think anyone under 21 was called a minor and I think children as young as 12 could get married with their parents consent. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan McIsaac" <susanmcisaac@xplornet.com> To: <LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 4:09 AM Subject: [LEI] AGE FOR MARRIAGE >I have received a marriage certificate that states the age for both the >bride and groom is "minors". Can anyone tell me what the legal > age in 1846 would have been. What age was considered a minor? > > Thanks, > Susan (Clay) McIsaac > > > All incoming and outgoing mail to susan.mcisaac@gmail.com has been scanned > by Norton 360 Security. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >