Parish · London
Shoreditch
St Leonard's, where George Augustus Kolbe married Margaret Downing in 1819 on a sworn falsehood — both swore they were twenty-one; he was sixteen and she fifteen. She signed with a mark.
The place
| Name | Shoreditch |
| Kind | Parish |
| Region | London |
| Standing | Documented |
Why it is here
St Leonard's, where George Augustus Kolbe married Margaret Downing in 1819 on a sworn falsehood — both swore they were twenty-one; he was sixteen and she fifteen. She signed with a mark.
What happened here
| When | What |
|---|---|
| 1819 | Kolbe–Downing marriage; the allegation is a sworn lie |
Who the archive puts here