Comments on: Patrick Elder & Harriet Deery, 1920 http://www.elder-mcgilligan.com/2008/02/03/patrick-elder-harriet-deery-1920/ Family History and Genealogical Research for the Elder and McGilligan Family Lines in Ireland Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:30:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: NancyElderPetersen http://www.elder-mcgilligan.com/2008/02/03/patrick-elder-harriet-deery-1920/#comment-66 NancyElderPetersen Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:03:55 +0000 http://www.elder-mcgilligan.com/2008/02/03/patrick-elder-harriet-deery-1920/#comment-66 Looking for older records: Google search for MINOR and MARRIAGE and NORTHERN IRELAND history found: http://www.england-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1969/cukpga_19690046_en_2 Family Law Reform Act 1969 1969 CHAPTER 46 Part I Reduction of Age of Majority and Related Provisions 1 Reduction of age of majority from 21 to 18 (1)As from the date on which this section comes into force a person shall attain full age on attaining the age of eighteen instead of on attaining the age of twenty-one; and a person shall attain full age on that date if he has then already attained the age of eighteen but not the age of twenty-one." --Nancy Elder Petersen Host, ELDER DNA project Looking for older records:
Google search for
MINOR and MARRIAGE and NORTHERN IRELAND history
found:
http://www.england-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1969/cukpga_19690046_en_2

Family Law Reform Act 1969
1969 CHAPTER 46
Part I
Reduction of Age of Majority and Related Provisions
1 Reduction of age of majority from 21 to 18

(1)As from the date on which this section comes into force a person shall attain full age on attaining the age of eighteen instead of on attaining the age of twenty-one; and a person shall attain full age on that date if he has then already attained the age of eighteen but not the age of twenty-one.”

–Nancy Elder Petersen
Host, ELDER DNA project

]]> By: NancyElderPetersen http://www.elder-mcgilligan.com/2008/02/03/patrick-elder-harriet-deery-1920/#comment-65 NancyElderPetersen Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:34:11 +0000 http://www.elder-mcgilligan.com/2008/02/03/patrick-elder-harriet-deery-1920/#comment-65 Google.com search for MINORS and NORTHERN IRELAND found current info: GUIDANCE ON MARRIAGE PROCEDURES IN NORTHERN IRELAND (With effect from 1st January 2004) http://www.groni.gov.uk/married.asp Minors Written consent on a prescribed form (normally completed by both parents), or if appropriate an order of a court dispensing with consent, is needed for the marriage of anyone under eighteen years of age, irrespective of where the minor lives or what type of marriage ceremony is to be held. Consent forms may be obtained from the Registrar. I'll look for older records... Nancy Elder Petersen Host, Elder DNA project Google.com search for MINORS and NORTHERN IRELAND
found current info:
GUIDANCE ON MARRIAGE PROCEDURES IN NORTHERN IRELAND
(With effect from 1st January 2004)
http://www.groni.gov.uk/married.asp

Minors
Written consent on a prescribed form (normally completed by both parents), or if appropriate an order of a court dispensing with consent, is needed for the marriage of anyone under eighteen years of age, irrespective of where the minor lives or what type of marriage ceremony is to be held. Consent forms may be obtained from the Registrar.

I’ll look for older records…

Nancy Elder Petersen
Host, Elder DNA project

]]> By: Ray http://www.elder-mcgilligan.com/2008/02/03/patrick-elder-harriet-deery-1920/#comment-63 Ray Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:42:02 +0000 http://www.elder-mcgilligan.com/2008/02/03/patrick-elder-harriet-deery-1920/#comment-63 If someone is considered a minor at marriage, does anyone know what age he might be? If someone is considered a minor at marriage, does anyone know what age he might be?

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