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Manx Genealogy

Jemima Cain and the age of majority
In Response To: Re: Another Starkey Conundrum ()

What young marrieds these people are. Thanks to the detailed information we have for 1851, we can say that Jemima Cain would have been born in January 1851. When she married, then, she would have been a few weeks past her 18th birthday. I always thought that “full age” in those days meant over 21. Does anyone have authoritative knowledge? Apologies if this subject has been aired already.