Consent to marry

[Jenny M Benson]

I have found 2 marriages at St Mary's, Alverstoke Hampshire, where
Consent was involved. The first was in 1818, after Banns, and the bride
is described as "Hannah Paul a minor with consent of her father Peter
Paul" and the name Isaac Kiln is written after the printed "With consent
of". Isaac Kiln was also named as one of the Witnesses. The father was
alive at the time.

In the second case, by Licence, the bride was about 9 or 10 months short
of 21, but her age or condition is not mentioned. The Printed "with
consent of" is followed by the name Joseph Gear and Joseph Gear is one
of the Witnesses. Joseph Gear (and possibly his wife) was also a
Witness to the bride's second marriage after she was widowed.

Previously, I have only come across consent being given to a minor's
marriage by the father. Why is there a second person consenting to the
first marriage, and who is the person giving consent likely to be in the
second case? (I don't know if the second bride's father was alive at
the time of her marriage or if Joseph Gear was in any way related.)

[Jenny M Benson]

Post by Jenny M Benson
I have found 2 marriages at St Mary's, Alverstoke Hampshire, where
Consent was involved.  The first was in 1818, after Banns, and the bride
is described as "Hannah Paul a minor with consent of her father Peter
Paul" and the name Isaac Kiln is written after the printed "With consent
of".  Isaac Kiln was also named as one of the Witnesses.  The father was
alive at the time.
In the second case, by Licence, the bride was about 9 or 10 months short
of 21, but her age or condition is not mentioned.  The Printed "with
consent of" is followed by the name Joseph Gear and Joseph Gear is one
of the Witnesses.  Joseph Gear (and possibly his wife) was also a
Witness to the bride's second marriage after she was widowed.
Previously, I have only come across consent being given to a minor's
marriage by the father.  Why is there a second person consenting to the
first marriage, and who is the person giving consent likely to be in the
second case?  (I don't know if the second bride's father was alive at
the time of her marriage or if Joseph Gear was in any way related.)

Bad form to follow-up oneself, I know, but I have now found that Joseph
Gear was witness to quite a few marriages, so suspect he was a Parish
Clerk or similar.