At What Age Could You Get Married In The Uk, In The 1800s?

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At What Age Could You Get Married In The Uk, In The 1800s?

I know that Marie Antoinette got married aged 15 but that was Austria/France and Royalty and 50 years to early

Does anyone have any ideas
Web links would be good
Thanks.
 
i'm not 100% positive but i think it might of been somewhere in the 20's or 30's.

maybe you could go to a library or go through some books of your own.

a grandma or parent might be able to help/...........\

but then theres my favourite source

the internet

i hope that will be enough to help

sorry i couldnt do more

bouncin
 
Roman law gave the minimum age for marriage as that of puberty which was 14 for boys and 12 for girls; these remained the legal age for marriage until the late 19th Century in Britain though that for girls seemed to be assumed also to be 14. There is however evidence that child marriages were reasonably common in North West England in the 16th century - there is a case in 1637 presentments petitioning for divorce from such a marriage. However most did not marry until 18 or older though the Manx have always had a reputation for early marriages. For parties under 21 permission of parents and/or guardians was required. Generally if you find a marriage involving a young minor look for a corresponding marriage settlement as these were generally family arrangements to safeguard the transmission of land.

Hope this helps!
 
in the 1800's,in the UK the most extreme cases u could get married about 13 upwards. For girls traditionally. the oldest get married first then younger ones can marry.it was a taboo if the younger sister got married first so they usually weren't introduced into society. the coming out age for girls was 16. the ideal age for marriage was about 18ish. if u where in ur last 20's and wasn't married u had real quiet slim chances at it. For guys it was as soon as they earned a living that they got married so around mild 20's i would say.
 
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