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Title: cousins marrying?
Post by: boxingboy on Sunday 22 June 08 18:14 BST (UK)

Does anyone know whether it was usual for cousins to marry in 1830's? Think i have direct cousins married but don't know if it would have happened.

Thanks Boxing Boy

Title: Re: cousins marrying?
Post by: Keziahemm on Sunday 22 June 08 18:30 BST (UK)

Have a look at this link

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,209679.0.html


Susan  :)

Title: Re: cousins marrying?
Post by: boxingboy on Monday 23 June 08 06:39 BST (UK)

Thanks Susan

Seems very common!

Title: Re: cousins marrying?
Post by: Nick29 on Monday 23 June 08 09:37 BST (UK)

Quite legal in the UK, and still happens today.  One of my wife's friends married her cousin.

Title: Re: cousins marrying?
Post by: charlotteCH on Monday 23 June 08 11:10 BST (UK)

Happens in Australia also, in 20th C and also now I'd think.

Title: Re: cousins marrying?
Post by: trish251 on Monday 23 June 08 13:00 BST (UK)

Very common in my 19th century families in England. In one case the child of cousins married the child of cousins  :o  They all lived in a very small community. Then some immigrated - probably a good idea.  :)

Trish

Title: Re: cousins marrying?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Monday 23 June 08 17:04 BST (UK)

Hi Boxingboy,

You can find some more topics with discussions  on Marriage Rules (and prohibitions) in the
RootsChat Reference Library (http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/index.php) => Lexicon ^{(click here)} (http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/reflib-lexicon.php?letter=M)
(Tip: click on a category - on the right - for related topics)

regards,
Bob