She would have had to have a parent or guardian sign for her. On Jun 23, 2008, at 8:39 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > What if the bride was 15 years old and married in 1838? Either she > had to > have lied or someone would have to give consent? > > Best regards, > Diana > > In a message dated 6/23/2008 6:27:05 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > The marriage records I have found from the 1800's have very little > information on them. Basically, the couple's names, they were at > least > either 21 (groom) or 18 (bride) on their last birthday, the date of > marriage > and who performed the ceremony. It wasn't until the early 1900's, > maybe > after 1920, that you started getting more information.....parents' > names, > place of birth, actual age at the time of marriage, residence, > occupation, > if there was a previous marriage and any children from that marriage. > If they were married in a church, you might try that specific > church's > records, and if it was a Catholic church, you might even try the > Archdiocese > of Cincinnati. > > Good luck > > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:08 PM > Subject: Re: [OHHAMILT] Hamilton Co. marriage records for 1800's > > >> >> Thanks so much for the reply, Marilyn! >> >> Another question if I might ask? Where do you write to get a copy >> of the >> original marriage certificate? And how much do they cost? >> >> Best regards, >> Diana >> >> In a message dated 6/21/2008 10:27:09 AM Mountain Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> >> In a message dated 6/21/2008 11:36:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> Thanks so much for that link Marilyn. I found several couples of >> interest. >> Would the original marriage certificate at the courthouse have more >> information >> on the couple such as parent's names? >> >> >> >> -------------------------- >> Hi Ken, >> >> I'm glad you were able to find some couples that may be part of your >> family. >> I can't really say if the marriage certificate would have the >> parent's >> names. The certificates I have don't give parent's names, but >> other >> researchers >> I've talked to, said the parent's names were given on "their" >> certificates. >> >> I think it all depends on who was filling out the certificate >> and what >> questions they were or were not asking and what year the couple >> were >> getting >> married. >> >> Would another subscriber on this list who got marriage >> certificates from >> Hamilton County be able to offer an opinion? >> >> I'm sorry I wasn't more help, >> Marilyn > > > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007 > ) > > > To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] > > Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ > > Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamilton/mb.ashx > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message