Hi, As the transcriber I can report that the register images for both entries (1666 and 1682) a reasonably clear. Worth remembering that the entries are for baptisms and not births, it is possible that the baptism in 1666 is for someone born during the earlier Commonwealth period, the registers do not make specific mention of adult baptisms over this period. The registers for Matlaske record around 4 baptisms per year in the decade before Commonwealth and only 1 every two years (on average) during the late Commonwealth. There are 13 baptisms in the years 1666 to 1668; bit of a population explosion or a catch up? It is common in many of the Erpingham Hundred parishes for the registers to have gaps or very sparse entries over the Commonwealth period; just a sign of the times. hope this helps. Regards, Rowland -----Original Message----- From: megrose61 Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 9:07 AM To: NORFOLK@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFK] Marriage at 16? On trawling through the Matlaske Parish Registers on Family Search, I have come across the birth of a person I believe is an ancestor, John Daniell, born 1666. In 1682, John Daniell and his wife, Aliz, had their first son, Jonathan, baptised. This would only make John Daniell 16 years old. Do you think there is some error in the register, or has anybody come across very early marriages before? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message