--- Alan Cameron <alanmc24@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:00:50 +0000 (GMT Standard > Time) > From: "Alan Cameron" <alanmc24@blueyonder.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Legal age for marrage in > Scotland > To: SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi all > > In the 19th century the legal age was 14 for boys > and 12 for girls, with > parental consent. This is why you should always > check marriages and not > just banns. > > In the 1860's my gr gr grandfather's brother was > married age 14 his wife was > only 12,by the age of 16 she had 3 children of her > own > > > yours Alan Cameron > > > > ==== SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE Mailing List ==== > - Parish Lookups - > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~leighann/parishes/parishlist.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca