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Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 15 Send Message	Richard	Report	22 Oct 2006 10:00
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 15 Send Message	On one of my marriage certificates I have of my ancestors from 1840 in the age column it states 'Full'. Does anyone know if this means 18 or 21?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 3,419 Send Message	jen yorkshire	Report	22 Oct 2006 10:04
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 3,419 Send Message	hi, i think it was 21. it was lowered to 18 not too many yrs ago.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 15,575 Send Message	Guinevere	Report	22 Oct 2006 10:13
	Just to confirm - it does mean 21 or over. Gwynne
	Researching: Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 6,440 Send Message	An Olde Crone	Report	22 Oct 2006 11:36
	I have one where the couple are both minors and it says pompously 'Married with the permisssion of those whom the law requires', which in their case was a licence. And I also have those who just lied about their ages. And don't forget 'of full age' means anything from 21 to 100. OC
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 15 Send Message	Richard	Report	22 Oct 2006 18:37
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 15 Send Message	Thanks for the replies. I like the reply 'they lied about their age', because I have a feeling my great great great grandmother was 20 when she married and stated full age anyway. Richard