According to Leah Louisa LEE's birth certificate she was born 7 Oct 1839. When she married 18 July 1864 to Giacinto BARTOLOMEI she is said to be a minor and needed her father's consent. On the Marriage Bonds & Allegations document it states she is 20 yrs old. Does anyone have any idea why this would be. Thank you, Marg >From the Beautiful British Columbia Cariboo Region, Canada

Hi Marg If the marriage is the right one, it suggests you have the wrong birth cert I have seen many marrying stating they were of full age when they were not but have never seen one of full age stating they were a minor Try a search for Giacinto BARTOLOMEI where you should find the following Name: Giacinto Bartolomei Age: 21 Birth Year: abt 1843 Event Date: 16 Jul 1864 Parish: St James Spouse's Name: Louisa Lee Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse's Parish: St James Spouse's County: Middlesex Event Type: Allegation Reference Number: DL/A/D/010/MS/10091/241/00 Which shows she was 20 but under 21 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 14/04/2015 18:41, Margaret Cambridge via wrote: > According to Leah Louisa LEE's birth certificate she was born 7 Oct 1839. > When she married 18 July 1864 to Giacinto BARTOLOMEI she is said to be a minor and needed her father's consent. On the Marriage Bonds & Allegations document it states she is 20 yrs old. > > Does anyone have any idea why this would be. > > Thank you, > > Marg

Hello: At a glance only: You write her name as [Leah Louisa Lee], but it seems to be [Louisa Leah Lee] ?. If you have the correct [Louisa Leah Lee] b:1839-10-07 Southampton (!!!), then you have the wrong marriage!. Do you have the correct [Louisa Leah Lee] ?. Exactly where was she born and who were parents ?. Bart. === According to Leah Louisa Lee's birth certificate she was born 7 Oct 1839. When she married 18 July 1864 to Giacinto BARTOLOMEI she is said to be a minor and needed her father's consent. On the Marriage Bonds & Allegations document it states she is 20 yrs old. ===