Genealogy Chat

I recently found a pair of 3-greats grandparents where the wife was sixteen years older than her husband. Just wondering if anyone here can beat that? Andrew.

biggest tut tut in my lot was ...she was 13 years older than him. You win...lol

Not quite what you are saying, but man married lady 13 years older.....she years later she dies and he gets a new wife, 53 years younger than the first one!! Merry

My uncle married a Kathleen Tutt, 13 years older than him. The marriage lasted about 45 years till her death. Tutt, tutt, tutt.

Hi, My great x3 grandmother was 18 years older than her second husband - she was 41 when they married in 1849 within a year of her being widowed and he died 4 years later. I assume it was a business arrangement as both her first husband (my 3x great grandfather) and he were both bakers. She was left with 6 children aged 12 years and under from the first marriage .... so not sure whether its tut! tut! or needs must!! Caroline

My GGG grandfather was only 33 when he died. He had been married to ggg grandmother for 7 years, had three children. When they married he was 25 and she was 40!!! Her maiden name was GOODGAMES!!!!!!!!!!! Anne

I wonder what the social reaction to this was like then? Anyone got any idea? Suzanne

I don't know, but the 40 years younger wife I mentioned earlier, was a servant in the household of her hubby before they married. I bet they had to get a whole new batch of servants when she married, as they wouldn't have wanted to be taking orders from the parlourmaid!! Merry

They knew how to value the older woman back then.

I can manage it the other way round - young enough to be his daughter. Two years after my GGrandma died, GGrandad married a lady 20 years younger than him. Then to keep it in the family his second wife's brother married GGrandad's second youngest daughter. Must have been a bit tricky being a stepmother and a sister in law at the same time! Mind boggles at what the relationship would have been if the stepmother then had children by her sister in law's father. I'm sure someone will tell me,lol! Cherry

Oh My G*D dont we make it all so tricky!!!!!!!! Suzanne

I know - my great grandparents were cousins, their Dad's were brother's - anyone else got anything like this?

Im sure there is but I havn't come across it in mine yet...although my brother did have a crush on our cousin! lol Suzanne

my great great grand uncle Francis Caudwell was 27 when he married Mary Genn 67, the widow of a Flour Miller, she died 3 years later in oct 1867 and he gained her late husbands farm and mill and in april 1868 he married Mary Genn's 26 year old niece and went to America

My grandmother was 14 years older than her second husband when she married him 9 years after grandfathers death. Lin xx

I have a remarriage where she was 20years his senior....I'm a blacksheep in my family but hey at least it ruuns in the family lol!!

That must take the biscuit Gary!