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A Fleet marriage was a common example of an irregular or a clandestine marriage[1] taking place in England before the Marriage Act 1753 came into force on March 25, 1754. Specifically, it was one which took place in London's Fleet Prison or its environs during the 17th and, especially, the early 18th century.
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