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Age of consent 1860
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:37 pm
by stevetopp
Hi
Could anyone tell me what the age of consent would have been around 1860. I have found my great grand mother in the 1861 census she is aged 9 and listed as the daughter in law of the head of the household.
Re: Age of consent 1860
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:01 pm
by mallosa
Steve, it's possible that she is the Stepdaughter of the head of the household (a common error on many census)
Re: Age of consent 1860
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:38 pm
by stevetopp
mallosa wrote:Steve, it's possible that she is the Stepdaughter of the head of the household (a common error on many census)
Phew thanks for that.
Re: Age of consent 1860
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:40 pm
by linell
Or granddaughter, age of consent was 12 for girls and 14 for boys it was raised to 16 in 1837.
Linell.
Re: Age of consent 1860
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:54 pm
by gardener
mallosa wrote:Steve, it's possible that she is the Stepdaughter of the head of the household (a common error on many census)
I'm sure that is the answer. But I think it is more a change in language-use rather than an error.
Re: Age of consent 1860
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:04 am
by MarkCDodd
That was colloquial for what we now term a stepdaughter.