Age at First Marriage and Age at Death in the Lincolnshire Fenland, 1252–1478
Hallam He
In five Lincolnshire villages between 1252 and 1478 there is evidence that men women married fairly late before the Black Death, by 1348/9 Western European marriage pattern of prudential was well established. Households were usually nucleated; husbands on average eight years older than their wives 1348/9, after 1348/9. Marriages short: according to best calculation shorter after, most often terminated death first husband, unlikely produce more three children. Since males females amongst children young adults, many remained unmarried, but since rate very high, lived longer.
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