"Married At 16 ? - That Won't Last"

[Canary42]

How wrong can you be. A pity her Mum was "too ashamed to attend the wedding" - self-centred cow

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/couple-youngest-britain-celebrate-60th-wedding-anniversary-085616981.html

[Mozz71]

Bless rhem both. Proved a lot of people wrong in 1961 I bet!

[Mamyalynne]

A perfect match.

[roopower]

What a lovely story.

[Sqad]

Just as it is natural to have intercourse and become pregnant in recent years , it was just as shameful to become pregnant out of wedlock in the post WW2 era.
The offspring of such were known as ***.
That was then.........this is now and both generations considered their reaction..........normal.

[Sqad]

You see, the word b.astard is not acceptable now.

[piggynose]

it was common practice in the 30s+40s in Glasgow, the only thing was the marriage didnt last.

[10ClarionSt]

That's great news isn't it? I went to a wedding of a couple the same ages in 1977. They are still happily together and looking forward to their Sapphire Wedding Anniversary next year!

[Peter Pedant]

my sista in law got married at 16

still married to the same fella - two d - only one of whom is a grandmother herself.

now at the age of 70, she still says - far too young
and I still say, someone got married at 16....

she does say it was too young

[wolf63]

I used to process claims for Retirement Pension and has to see the birth certificates.
Many were marked illegitimate or b.ast.ard. It was blaming the child for the actions of the children.

[10ClarionSt]

Peter, that wedding in 1977 was held at Christ Church on Rochdale Road, not far from Moston Lane. It's the one that you pass regularly on your way to the Embassy Club!