how old can we reasonably presume Mr and Mrs Bennet to be?

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how old can we reasonably presume Mr and Mrs Bennet to be? Written by Aria (1/21/2004 7:08 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Malice comes later..., penned by Christiana

I tend to think of them as at older than my own parents (who are 48 and 51) when in actuality, I would think that if I was a 21 year old in Regency times, at least my mother would be quite a bit younger (she didn't have me til she was 30).

So where can we presume the Bennets ages to be?? I realize it will still be estimates and such, but does anyone have any good guesses?

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Mr Bennet's death Kristen G. (1/20/2004 8:18 p.m.)

Odious?! B. Michelle (1/20/2004 10:10 p.m.)
Odious, but not for that reason Kathi (1/21/2004 12:11 a.m.)
- Malice comes later... Christiana (1/21/2004 6:15 p.m.)
  - how old can we reasonably presume Mr and Mrs Bennet to be? Aria (1/21/2004 7:08 p.m.)
    - Speculating about age Line (1/21/2004 8:11 p.m.)
      - ok, so I was thinking about right.... Aria (1/22/2004 9:18 a.m.)
      - Ages.. DeborahAnn (1/22/2004 9:44 a.m.)
        
        If Mrs Bennet had married at 16 or so, ... kathleen (elder) (1/22/2004 1:38 p.m.)
And he supposed to be a clergyman.. Nasima (1/21/2004 2:29 a.m.)
- Clergymen were not always called to their pulpits Karrie (1/21/2004 6:11 a.m.)
  - True about those clergymen Vania (1/21/2004 8:46 p.m.)

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