FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIn the olden days, when people got married a lot younger, there were probably lots of grandparents in their thirtiesmessage-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down16
arrow-up163arrow-down1message-squareIn the olden days, when people got married a lot younger, there were probably lots of grandparents in their thirtiesFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareJeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·17 hours agoThe average age of a groom in Britain in the 19th century was 27. Men were generally unable to marry until they had obtained property. And the average age was higher than the 20th century as well, because of the high infant mortality rate, it wasn’t a “society of young people” at all.
The average age of a groom in Britain in the 19th century was 27.
Men were generally unable to marry until they had obtained property.
And the average age was higher than the 20th century as well, because of the high infant mortality rate, it wasn’t a “society of young people” at all.