A distant relative of mine, Margaret E Buxton married John Benjamin Arber. I found his birth registration which gave me his mother’s maiden name of Spencer.
The only marriage I could find was John P. Arber and Eva Spencer who were married in 1917 in Grantham. The only birth I could find for John Preston Arber was in 1905 at Upton upon Severn and he also appears in the 1911 census aged 5. That would make John 12 and Eva 23 when they married. As I understand it, the law in 1917 gave a minimum age of consent of 14 for boys and 12 for girls. Have I missed something? Any comments on this?
The only marriage I could find was John P. Arber and Eva Spencer who were married in 1917 in Grantham. The only birth I could find for John Preston Arber was in 1905 at Upton upon Severn and he also appears in the 1911 census aged 5. That would make John 12 and Eva 23 when they married. As I understand it, the law in 1917 gave a minimum age of consent of 14 for boys and 12 for girls. Have I missed something? Any comments on this?
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