According to Express, in season 1 of Outlander, Claire is 26-years-old with a birthdate of October 20, 1918. At that time, JamieJames "Jamie" Fraser is a fictional character in the Outlander series of multi-genre novels by American author Diana Gabaldon, and its television adaptation. In the series, married World War II nurse Claire Randall is visiting Scotland when she is transported through time from 1945 back to 1743.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jamie_Fraser_(character)
How old is Jaime in season 1 when he and Claire married? He's 22.
Claire is about four years older than Jamie in Outlander
She was born on Oct. 20, 1918. It was 1945 when she fell through the stones, and she would have been turning 27 that year. In the show, she has already turned 27 by the time she falls through the stones as the series is set in October rather than May at first.
Though the books have Claire time traveling from the year 1946, the Starz series has her journey from 1945, which means that, in the TV series, Claire meets Jamie when he is 22, and she is 27. Outlander season 5 spans from 1770 to 1772, with Claire at 54 when the season begins and Jamie at 49.
Claire Fraser was born on October 20, 1918.
That would make her 27-and-a-half at the time she and Jamie meet in the books, while Jamie's barely 22. This would make Claire five and a half years older than Jamie.
Jamie marries Claire to keep her from falling into the hands of the evil Captain "Black Jack" Randall. They have one child, Faith, who doesn't survive birth; an adopted son named Fergus; and a daughter, Brianna.
"He fell in love when she broke down and wept in his arms and let him comfort her," the author says. Jamie falling first was inevitable since he didn't have the complications of having a secret double life and spouse in the future like Claire.
Jamie does admit he's slept with someone else, telling her about his one-night tryst with Mary MacNab (Emma Campbell-Jones) before he turned himself in to authorities following the Battle of Culloden nearly 20 years prior.
Before you attack, let's start with the fact that Laoghaire was a 16-year-old girl during the first season. We all know what it's like being a 16-year-old girl. And while she was at an age where marriage would definitely have been considered, she was still only 16.
'” Addressing why Claire made the decision to hang onto her husband, producer Maril Davis went on to explain: “Claire wants a father for her daughter. “To me, that's the ultimate sacrifice that she chose living in an unhappy marriage because she wanted a family unit for her daughter.”
It helps to remember the whole timeline, which is easier when you read the books. When Jamie met /married Claire, he was a 23 year old virgin, and they were together three years before she went back through the stones pregnant with Brianna in 1746.
Scotland, 1948
Three years have passed there, just as three years had passed for Claire in the 18th century.
Regardless of Claire's on-screen age, wigs were incorporated into her hair and makeup protocol to achieve the character's look.
This one stings.
The writers of Outlander made a big change to the series from the source material in season three. In the third outing, Jamie Fraser (played by Sam Heughan) tied the knot with Laoghaire MacKenzie (Nell Hudson) during the 20 years while Claire (Caitriona Balfe) was in the future.
Voyager. The nature of Claire and Frank's twenty-year marriage is revealed through a series of flashbacks.
Unable to sleep, Claire heads to Colum's library to borrow a book, and ends up eavesdropping on a conversation between Colum and Dougal. She discerns that Dougal has gotten Laoghaire pregnant.
William Buccleigh MacKenzie is the illegitimate son of Dougal MacKenzie and Geillis Duncan, and was raised by William John and Sarah MacKenzie.
She is a bit older. The book version of Marsali is only 15 when she boards the Artemis with Fergus (age 30) in Voyager. For modern sensibilities, they aged Marsali to 18 on the show.
Jamie doesn't really help matters by choosing this moment to confess that he has cheated – but not with Malva. Instead, he spent one night with someone else before going to prison, long ago (and when separated from Claire by 200 years).
Director Brendan Maher told Vulture that while both Menzies and Heughan had stunt doubles for the physically demanding sequence, neither used them much. “We had people for safety, just in case, but the nature of the work is that you want the actors to do as much as they possibly can,” Maher said.
Claire Saves Jamie's Life by Giving Him a [NSFW] in Outlander Season 5, Episode 9. Forget CPR! So, this entire episode of Outlander basically revolved around an evil snake (Lord Voldemort, is that you?) biting Jamie's thigh, and it was all extremely dramatic and angsty so let's get right to it.
Jamie: "Claire, it was you. It's always been you, and it always will be. Get into bed and put the candle out.
Forgive me. In Gaelic. "I'm so sorry, Uncle."
Outlander Season 3 Episode 6: A.
After decades apart, Jamie and Claire finally reunite and rekindle their emotional and physical bonds.