Hi Mike No age is given on the marriage register in that time frame. Though Thomas and Elizabeth died in Hull in 1880 aged 76 and 1881 respectively. Looking at early census records, I don't think Thomas knew where he was born. Perhaps he was baptised in a non-conformist register?? Regards Lesley -----Original Message----- From: norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fry Sent: 26 July 2011 00:05 To: norfolk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NFK] Wendling baptism and marriage On 2011/07/26 00:46, Jan Rockett wrote: > I know this may seem a strange question but what was the age that a > man had to get permission to marry and would this require a licence > below 21? I have a chap, Thomas Rockett, marrying at Wendling 3 Sept > 1822. In the later census returns he indicates he was born c1805, > making him 16-17 when marrying. This is borne out when he dies and his > birth year is estimated at 1805. I cannot find his baptism anywhere > and have looked at the Wendling baptisms from 1790 onwards to no avail. > I can find a chap by that name in Chardstock and know from a surname > atlas that there were a lot of Rocketts' from there but can find > nothing to indicate he was born there. > Can anyone throw any light onto this please?? Officially, the age at which parental consent was not required to get married varied, but was normally taken to be 21. There again, if the man lied about his age, how was the priest supposed to know? Unless he was known. You don't say what age he gave on the marriage entry, and where he claimed to come from. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg ------------------------------- 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

On 2011/07/26 07:42, Lesley Day wrote: > No age is given on the marriage register in that time frame. But if he were a minor, it would normally be noted as such. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg