Ward of court, Chancery, 1898

[louisa maud]

I have a young girl aged 17 in 1898, against her banns is a note from her  mother that forbids the marriage as she is only 17 and is " a ward of chancery", 2 days or so later this young girl married in  a register office

Has anyone any ideas where I might find any info in Chancery please

Louisa Maud

[stanmapstone]

You could look at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/chancery-cases-supreme-court-after-1875/

If she was actually a ward of chancery then she would have needed the court's permission to marry.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

Marriages of minors, i.e. under 21, without consent after banns were valid, unless the banns had been forbidden by parents or guardians openly and publicly in church at the time of publication.

When parties intend to be married in a registered building (e.g. Register Office) whether by certificate, or licence, they had to give notice to the superintendent registrar of the district. Every notice of marriage contained a "solemn declaration" which the party giving notice had to make and sign, in the presence of a registration officer, that he or she believed that there was no impediment of kindred or alliance or other lawful hindrance to the intended marriage. Without this solemn declaration no certificate or licence to marry could be issued, and any person who knowingly or wilfuly made and signed any false declaration, or signed any false notice for the purpose of procuring a marriage was subject to a prosecution for perjury.

Stan

[louisa maud]

Hopefully her mother gave permission even though it was a few days after, perhaps she couldn't hope with a young girl badgering her, there was no reason that she "had" to marry

Thank  you Stanmapstone

Louisa Maud