Age and marriage records have recently become hot topics in the news, especially in the United States. Last week in Florida, Governor Rick Scott signed into law a bill that allows same-sex couples to file joint or identical birth certificates, but does not allow them to marry, thus effectively making it illegal for someone to marry someone of the same sex. In many parts of the country, people are filing lawsuits because they want to wed, but the laws against it, such as in Florida, are often considered invalid by many legal experts and in the legal system. Some court rulings have said that the marriages of people of the same sex are invalid because of Florida law’s wording of “no marriage between people of the same sex”. While no marriage between two people of the same sex was recognized in Florida under this legislation, similar cases have been made in other states as well, including Texas, Oregon, Washington, and Minnesota.
For those who are wondering how old Caroline Spence is, the answer is – not very. At the time of her death, at the age of 77, Spence was listed as a male in her marriage certificate. She was listed as a female on her birth certificate however, with her original spelling of her name. Some people believe that this may be due to a typing error, while others believe that the actual spelling is different. Spence’s own family also indicated that she was born in Ireland, suggesting that her actual nationality was British.
Caroline Spence’s nationality isn’t the only question surrounding her marriage. Her height also raises questions, as her exact height has never been confirmed, nor has her exact weight. It’s also not clear exactly what nationality she was at the time of her marriage, as her father would most likely have been of French or German descent, thus explaining her short stature. Some people think that Spence was born in Ireland due to the spelling of her first name, but records have shown that she was actually born in Britain.