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Beyond the Marriage Certificate

In this presentation we look at the legal age of marriage across the years, and the impact upon property and ownership. We explore the Clandestine Marriages Act what the legislation was and what it intended to do. We then explore marriages of nonconformists and more.

 

February 2024

 

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Julie Goucher

Julie Goucher

Julie Goucher has been actively researching her own ancestry since the late 1980s and that of her husband since 1993; inspired by visits to and information from her Great Aunts and Uncles. Her own maternal ancestry is very much focused on the UK Counties of Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire with a degree of migration and links to India, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Her paternal ancestry is from Sicily. Julie has been the project administrator for the Orlando DNA Project hosted at FamilyTreeDNA since 2007.

Julie spends her time writing for a variety of genealogical magazines and books both relevant to genealogy, pharmacy, or education & learning. Julie has also presented & lectured at Who Do You Think You Are? Live, the Society of Genealogists and globally either in person or electronically. Julie is also a tutor for Pharos Tutors teaching three surname & One-Name Studies courses and one of European Research. Julie has been a Trustee for the Guild of One-Name Studies since 2015 and is currently Chairman.

 

 

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