age when married

[tiawooster]

My great grand uncle John Alfred Brookes was born in Snenton, Nottinghamshire 1856. Parents Thomas & Mary Ann Brookes, now according to the records he married Catherine Newman, from Leicestershire in 1867, which means he was 11 years old, is this possible. Their son John William Brookes was born 23 May 1873, I have his birth certificate [ if its the right one] , that how I found out the name of his mother. Can anyone shed any light on his age.
many thanks
Mary

[KGarrad]

Hardwicke's Marriage Act of 1753 fixed the minimum age at 14 for males, and 12 for females.

[JenB]

My great grand uncle John Alfred Brookes was born in Snenton, Nottinghamshire 1856. Parents Thomas & Mary Ann Brookes, now according to the records he married Catherine Newman, from Leicestershire in 1867,

If I have the right person, in 1871 John Alfred Brookes aged 14, born Sneinton, was unmarried and still living with his parents Thomas and Mary in Nottingham.
RG 10 / 3513 / 72 / 7

[janan]

The John Brookes born Snenton 1856 parents Thomas and Mary Ann appears to still be single as late as 1911. Have you found your John with Catherine on censuses?

Jan

[Annette7]

John Alfred Brookes is NOT the John Brookes who married Catherine Newman in 1867.

In 1871 and 1881 John is 14 and 24 respectively and is unmarried and still living with his parents.   His occupation is Picture Frame Maker.   In 1891 still unmarried and a Painter living with widowed mother.

The John who married Catherine Newman was a Rope Maker.

There is an online tree (yours?) which has a copy of the birth certificate I think you are referring to - 23/5/1873 was a Charles William, not John William (typo?).   However, whilst this child is a son of a John Brookes and Catherine Newman it looks like he may have died Sept.qtr.1881 Leicester! 

Census shows a Charles W. bc.1875 as grandson to Thomas and Mary and I think his birth is more likely to be the Charles William Brookes birth reg'd Dec.qtr.1874 Nottingham.    (Suspect he was possibly illegitimate son of T & M's daughter Elizabeth).

It definitely would appear that John Alfred Brookes never married - he is single on every census.

In conclusion - I believe the certificate you have for Charles William is the wrong one for the grandson of Thomas and Mary.

Annette

[tiawooster]

Just to say thank you to everyone for all their help
Mary