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Manx Genealogy Archive 1

AGE OF CONSENT FOR MARRIAGE

Can anyone tell me what this has been through the centuries?

I just posted a message in response to someone else's enquiry and note on two marriage certificates I have for the 1880s one gives the female's age as 'minor' the other 'full age'.

I don't what these mean though surmise the latter could freely marry and the former possibly had to have her parents permission.