Marriages in Ireland.

[DeafDoggy488]

I was wondering if it was common for couples who were church of Ireland, to get married years later after having their children together? For instance, my ancestors had my 2x great gran in 1838 in Co.Leitrim but they seems to have got married in 1866? I think the father died in 1885 which means they got married when they were in their 50s.

Am I right or is this just a theory?

[hallmark]

Not common.

[aghadowey]

I was wondering if it was common for couples who were church of Ireland, to get married years later after having their children together? For instance, my ancestors had my 2x great gran in 1838 in Co.Leitrim but they seems to have got married in 1866? I think the father died in 1885 which means they got married when they were in their 50s.

Am I right or is this just a theory?

I agree with hallmark that it wouldn't be common but are you sure the wife from 1866 marriage is the mother and not a stepmother? I've seen lots of instances, especially on death certificate, where 'mother' is actually a later wife of the father.

[hallmark]

It is also possible that a son with same name as father married a girl with same maiden name as his mother...

I came across this when looking at a cousin line!   

[LH]

I agree, probably not common but it did happen.

The most recent example I saw was around 1900, when a young lady 'ran off' with an older man, moved into his farm, where their children were born and reared, all being Church of Ireland.  Twenty years later the couple married.

Apparently the age difference meant her family didn't agree with the marriage, so the couple got on with their lives and eventually married, perhaps when mother and father-in-law were dead.

Cheers

[DeafDoggy488]

I agree, probably not common but it did happen.

The most recent example I saw was around 1900, when a young lady 'ran off' with an older man, moved into his farm, where their children were born and reared, all being Church of Ireland.  Twenty years later the couple married.

Apparently the age difference meant her family didn't agree with the marriage, so the couple got on with their lives and eventually married, perhaps when mother and father-in-law were dead.

Cheers

Ah I never thought of that. It is a plausible theory but the problem is I don't know what age the mother was when they got married as no DOB was provided. I'd love to find out so I can see if this theory applied to them.

[hallmark]

  ancestors had my 2x great gran in 1838 in Co.Leitrim but they seems to have got married in 1866? I think the father died in 1885 which means they got married when they were in their 50s.

Am I right or is this just a theory?

Have you looked for them on Civil Reg??

[DeafDoggy488]

Trying to track them down.

[heywood]

Any names that we could help with?