Hello: LLL's dates are fairly consistent though. The most accurate date must be the 1841C one, [b:07-10-1939], she would in fact be 1yr old at time of census. LLL would be 24yrs old when she m:1864, not needing consent for age as such. [Event Type: Allegation]: This is an application to get married, and probably in a hurry since LLL is 5 months pregnant. It also seems to depend on who fills in the application as to the accuracy of the information. Either way, whether him or her or both or other person, I assume the application was filled in inaccurately, both their ages unsure, and assumed her father would have to give permission for the marriage etc. [The Allegation or application is only an intention to marry and just as a banns book entry may not result in an actual marriage, the license does not imply an actual marriage.]; [Those under the age of 21 had to have parental consent if they married by licence; marriages by banns, by contrast, were valid as long as the parent of the minor did not actually forbid the banns.]. I suspect LLL is uncertain as to her age somewhat. As we can see from the chart below, from her time of departure, she gives her age uniformly incorrectly about 7 years out (Younger), for over 4 decades she is consistent about what she believes her age to be. I suspect she might just be uncertain of age etc. She seemed to have lived away from home, very much alone, so such a detail could easily be unknown. If she were much on her own, the church might have required consent if she were unsure of her own age etc., and the penalty for clergy allowing any under age person to get married was a 14 year penalty. If she did contact her father, he probably would have just told her her correct age ?. I suspect no consent was ever given and possibly no marriage either!. Bart. === A B C C 1841 1840 1 2 1 C 1851 1841 10 12 2 C 1861 1842 19 22 3 M 1864 1839 20 25 5 Consent P 1872 1846 26 33 7 To US C 1880 1847 33 41 8 C 1900 1846 54 61 7 C 1910 1846 64 71 7 B 1839 ===