I am researching my assumed 3 x great grandfather and his children in order to prove the relationship to my 2 x great gandfather to the greatest possible degree.
I have the marriage certificate for my assumed 2 x great grand uncle which in most respects supports information gleaned from the censuses, national probate calendar, BMD, etc. It is however a type written copy, not a photocopy of the original. It also differs substantially in one respect from these other sources in that it lists the grooms age as 29 and the brides age as 24. If I have the correct marriage, then the bride should be ~54.
An explanation could be that the original is in very poor condition and that it is difficult to read the age, and hence it has been mis-transcribed. Is it possible to get access to the original documents in order to prove this one way or the other.
I have the marriage certificate for my assumed 2 x great grand uncle which in most respects supports information gleaned from the censuses, national probate calendar, BMD, etc. It is however a type written copy, not a photocopy of the original. It also differs substantially in one respect from these other sources in that it lists the grooms age as 29 and the brides age as 24. If I have the correct marriage, then the bride should be ~54.
An explanation could be that the original is in very poor condition and that it is difficult to read the age, and hence it has been mis-transcribed. Is it possible to get access to the original documents in order to prove this one way or the other.
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