Marriage Act (1753)
The Marriage Act (1753), also known as the Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act, was a law of the British Parliament of 1753, which stipulated the minimum age required for a marriage to be legal. Its creator was then Prime Minister Henry Pelham. The law required that those who wanted to get married were at least 21 years of age, if they were younger, the consent of the parents was required. The Marriage Act came into force in 1754. It was not in areas like the Channel Islands and Scotland. wiki