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?

On Wed, 7 Sep 2011 09:07:20 +0100 megrose61 <megrose61@googlemail.com> wrote: Hello megrose61, > John Daniell 16 years old. Do you think there is some error in the > register, or has anybody come across very early marriages before? Remember that, at the time, girls cold marry at 12, and boys at 14. It wasn't all that common, and usually occurred as a result of some dealings between the two families involved. Therefore, less common amongst the proletariat than the gentry. Also, as pointed out by Mike, there are no guarantees that baptism was close to birth. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" People stare like they've seen a ghost Titanic (My Over) Reaction - 999