FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 days agoIn the olden days, when people got married a lot younger, there were probably lots of grandparents in their thirtiesmessage-squaremessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down16
arrow-up179arrow-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 · 5 days agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squareJeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 days 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.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoI actually did the maths. My grandfather and his siblings in his family had an average age of like 50. But it’s because two of his siblings died before their first birthday and one shortly after. The next person to die was like 60.
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.
I actually did the maths. My grandfather and his siblings in his family had an average age of like 50. But it’s because two of his siblings died before their first birthday and one shortly after. The next person to die was like 60.