An ancestor of mine James Cumming, enlisted with the army at the age of 21, and left the army in 1820.
He married Gordonetta Sutor in 1822. He was 40, she 22.
This age gap of nearly 20 years...do you think it was normal for soldiers between, say, 1700 and 1800?
I have another soldiering individual, Norman Macleod, who seems to have been born c.1665, and married c.1710. His wife appears to have been born c.1690.
I'm writing an article, and would like to be able to provide some evidence that this was reasonably normal for military men.
If you think it is fairly normal, do you know of any scholarly work which demonstrates it?
Thanks!
He married Gordonetta Sutor in 1822. He was 40, she 22.
This age gap of nearly 20 years...do you think it was normal for soldiers between, say, 1700 and 1800?
I have another soldiering individual, Norman Macleod, who seems to have been born c.1665, and married c.1710. His wife appears to have been born c.1690.
I'm writing an article, and would like to be able to provide some evidence that this was reasonably normal for military men.
If you think it is fairly normal, do you know of any scholarly work which demonstrates it?
Thanks!
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