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Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 0 Send Message	Stephanie	Report	23 Apr 2006 21:12
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 0 Send Message	Does anyone know when 16 became the legal minimum age for marriage? It would seem that if the dates of birth two of my Gr,gr etc grandparents from the 1700s are correct they married very young. At 15 and 13 respectively. I know that at one time child marriages were legal but don't know when it was changed. Stephanie
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 6 440 Send Message	An Olde Crone	Report	23 Apr 2006 21:16
	Up until the 1920s, the legal age for marriage was 12 for girls, 14 for boys - with parental consent (not always obtained, in my experience). In the 1920s, it rose to 16 with parental permission, 21 without. Olde Crone
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 642 Send Message	Jennifer	Report	23 Apr 2006 21:34
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 642 Send Message	The Marriage Act of 1929. Jennifer
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 557 Send Message	Tracy	Report	23 Apr 2006 21:37
	I'm glad i read that... Answers a lot of my questions!! Thanks
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 0 Send Message	Stephanie	Report	23 Apr 2006 22:23
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 0 Send Message	Thanks everyone, now all I need to do is make sure I have the correct couple. Unusual names though. Stephanie