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Brewer's: Gretna Green Marriages

Runaway matches. In Scotland, all that is required of contracting parties is a mutual declaration before witnesses of their willingness to marry, so that elopers reaching the parish of…

Marriages and Divorces, 1900-2012

The following table lists the number and rate of marriages and divorces in the United States from 1900 to 2012.   Marriage Divorce1 Year Number…

Brewer's: June Marriages Lucky

“Good to the man and happy to the maid.” This is an old Roman superstition. The festival of Juno moneta was held on the calends of June, and Juno was the great guardian of the female sex…

First Marriages by Age and Sex

In England and Wales Year All ages Persons marrying per 1,000 single population at ages Per-cent aged under 20 Mean age2 (years) Median age2 (years) Males Number Rate1…

Live Births Outside Marriage

Numbers (thousands) in England and Wales Year All ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40 and over Mean age1 (years) 1995 219.9 36.3 69.7 59.6…

Marriage in America: 1890-2010

Dive deep into the intriguing changes in societal norms as we explore the fascinating shifts in the median age of first marriage through history.

husband and wife

(Encyclopedia) husband and wife, the legal aspects of the married state (for the sociological aspects, see marriage). The former Anglo-American law of marriage was chiefly characterized by the view…

sororate

(Encyclopedia) sororate: see marriage.

polyandry

(Encyclopedia) polyandry: see marriage.