From: NemoNews@hotmail.co.uk   
      
   On 25/09/2025 11:30, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   > The preprinted forms for marriage bonds and allegations have this text:   
   >   
   > .. made oath as follows (to wit) That he is of the age of [	] Years and   
   > upwards, and a [	] and intends to marry [	] of the Parish of [	] in the   
   > County of [	] and Diocese of [		] aged [	] Years and upwards ...   
   >   
   > (or variations thereon). [The second box might be filled in with e. g.   
   > Bachelor, Widower; the long one with name of diocese Spinster. They   
   > aren't really boxes, just gaps.]   
   >   
   >   
   > Can anyone explain the "Years and upwards" wording?   
      
   Isn't is just another way of saying "at least n years old"?   
      
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   Jenny M Benson   
   Wrexham, UK   
      
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