BANWELL marriage

[maria 1]

could someone please see if they can find a marriage of a

henry banwell born about 1810 in weare and elizabeth philips born about 1817/22 in weare, i know thier first son philip banwell was born in 1838 in weare but cannot find a marriage of parents,

i have searched everywhere, even writing to the vicar in weare, but he never replied,
is it possible they wed outside the area then moved back??
thanks in advance
maria

[Old Bristolian]

Hi Maria

Familyhistoryonline(Somerset Marriage Index) has a Henry Banwell marrying Ann Brown in Banwell 2 April 1833, but no other Henry Banwell marriage

Steve

[maria 1]

hi steve
 no thats not him, but thanks for looking,
i did find a marriage in bristol, st philips, do you think they went there? as henry was a bit older than elizabeth as she could be too young to marry , would have been 16 years old when she had philip.
thanks
maria

[stanmapstone]

hi steve
  she could be too young to marry , would have been 16 years old when she had philip.
thanks
maria

Until 1929 the legal age for marriage for a girl was 12 and 14 for a boy. The 1929 Age of Marriage Act made all marriages void from 10 May 1929, if either partner was under the age of 16.
Stan

[maria 1]

hi stan

  12 years old are they nuts !!!

think a trip to bristol is on the cards! to see if its them, cant think of anything else.

thanks

maria

[stanmapstone]

The legal age for marriage remained at 14 for boys and 12 for girls in the Republic of Ireland, until 1st January 1975, when it was raised to 16.

Stan

[SueTeakle]

A possibility for the marriage 

Henry Banwell (otp) & Elizabeth Phillips Webb (otp)
30th December 1836 - St Mary Redcliffe,  Bristol - Banns


Sue

[maria 1]

hi sueteakle

thats the one i was thinking of

daft question- but does otp mean they were born there or were just living there at the time, but born in weare,

thanks

 maria

[Old Bristolian]

Otp (of this parish) implies residence, but it could be as little as 3 weeks. I've several ancestors from Somerset & Gloucestershire who married in Bristol and were always Otp

Steve