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Offline sunflower

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Age of consent
« on: Thursday 11 April 24 15:23 BST (UK) »
Does anyone what the age of consent was round about 1770.

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Re: Age of consent
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 11 April 24 16:18 BST (UK) »
In England it was age 12.

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Re: Age of consent
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 11 April 24 16:41 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the link.

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Derby- Bamford,Slater,Marriott,Lee,Fox,Hopkinson,Hawksley, Furniss, Froggatt, Stodd.
Notts - Breeding, Lacey Marriott ,Kershaw,Chambers,Geeson,Mitchell,Watts,Potts,Slack,Robinson, Cooper
Yorkshire - Potts, Bell, Derbyshire, Kershaw
Worcestershire - Dyson, Summers, Dearn, Jones
Warwickshire - Russon
Leicestershire - Stodd, Sarson, Berridge, Watts, Bradshaw.
Middlesex / Surrey - Markham, Pearce, Kalaher, Barrett

This information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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