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marriage cert
« on: Friday 25 November 05 09:21 GMT (UK) »
hi could someone tell me what it means by full age on a marriage cert

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Re: marriage cert
« Reply #1 on: Friday 25 November 05 09:48 GMT (UK) »
It means they are over 21 and so don't need their parent's permission.

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Re: marriage cert
« Reply #2 on: Friday 25 November 05 09:52 GMT (UK) »
many thanks for replying

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Re: marriage cert
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 27 November 05 21:39 GMT (UK) »
Yer, but keep an eye out onecoat, 'cos people fibbed, there was no formal checking of information given, so if a person wanted to marry without parent's permission guess what they did ;D

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Re: marriage cert
« Reply #4 on: Monday 28 November 05 18:45 GMT (UK) »
thanks wendi i will keep that in mind, im sure my gt grandad wasnt as old as he should have been to marry?

thanks onecoat
Edwards- South Wales, pembroke
Roberts- South Wales
Goff (Gough) - Somerset, wales
Miles - Surrey
Miles - Scotland
Miles - India
brock- lambeth
brock- oxford
mcdermott - ballymena
crow - lincolnshire
fudge - somerset