Leah Isaacs (Harris) - Birthdate change

Previously entered birthdate was: 2/6/1816, London.

I'm surprised at the early dates - it might mean that my extended family came earlier to the UK than my immediate ancestors.

It is also feasible that Leah Friedlander (nee Harris) was named after her predecessor Leah Isaacs (nee Harris)

Kind Regards,

Joanne

Thanks for responding Private User. Private User can you engage on these thoughts? Between us we should be able to come up with the 'most likely' scenario we want to be represented on the profile.

The reason for a public discussion, David, is to log the research process for next time.Otherwise we can end up having the same conversations year in and year out for every new manager merged in etc.
Nothing is particularly controversial here, so not much point in keeping it private, I'd say?

According to the prayer book of her great nephew Barnett Harris (my Great Uncle), the correct date of birth for Leah Harris is 2nd Jan 1816.

Hope this helps

Regards

Chris

Thanks Chris - I'll change it there. So much for 'minor' spinster on her marriage, hmm? Maybe she just looked young - or the registering officer couldn't add? :-)

The significance of being a minor is that a minor would require parental consent for marriage, while a bride or groom above the age of responsibility could marry without parental consent.

There were many cases of younger brides and grooms claiming to be older than they actually were, in order to avoid getting parental consent. Claiming to be a minor and hence requiring parental consent when the bride was actually older and not requiring parental consent would be odd to say the least.

True - I was thinking that perhaps he just wrote it, assuming without asking? It's a puzzle.