age of consent 1830

[pete ash]

can anyone tell me the age of consent in 1830?. ihave the marriage of my ggggrandfather and the certificate states "married with consent of parents"                           

[stanmapstone]

You needed parental, or guardian, consent if you were not 21 years of age.
Stan

[stanmapstone]

III. Provided always, and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no Parson, Minister, Vicar or Curate solemnizing Marriages after the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand seven hundred and fifty-four, between Persons, both or one of whom shall be under the Age of twenty-one Years, after Banns published, shall be punishable by Ecclesiastical Censures for solemnizing such Marriages without Consent  of Parents or Guardians, whose Consent is required by Law, unless such Parson, Minister, Vicar or Curate shall have Notice of the Dissent of such Parents or Guardians; and in case such Parents or Guardians, or one of them, shall openly and publickly declare, or cause to be declared in the Church or Chapel where the Banns shall be so published, at the Time of such Publication, his, her or their Dissent to such Marriages such Publication of Banns shall be absolutely void.

An Act for the better preventing of clandestine Marriages. (1753) Lord Hardwicke’s Act

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/acts/actind.htm

Stan

[Ecneps]

Hi Pete,

Some useful information here too:

http://www.dixons.clara.co.uk/Certificates/marriages.htm
(scroll down to "Age at the date of marriage")

Barbara 

[pete ash]

hi barbara, thanks for that. my next question was going to be why were presbyterians getting married in church but you,ve answered that too. pete

[Ecneps]

I must be psychic 

It's a very good site for general information about bmds, although Stan's information gives the more detailed legal angles

Kind regards, Barbara

 

[Berlin-Bob]

Here's a bit more on Marriage - Age in the
RootsChat Reference Library => Lexicon ^{(click here)}
(Tip: click on a category - on the right - for related topics)

Bob

ps: I've added this topic, too