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Title: Margaret May Cragg
Post by: SDCragg on Sunday 07 August 11 17:30 BST (UK)

Hi, i am a little confused. help!
according to what i've seen, Margaret May Cragg is both the daughter of Robert Carr Cragg b 7 Feb 1897 lincolnshire, and Annie Clifton Boardman and the wife of Edward Carr Crampton who is the son of Ruth Cragg 1878-1973who is the son of Robert Carr Cragg's grandfather, also called Robert Carr Cragg 1844-1932 (Son is William Cragg b1868 who's the 1st Robert Carr Cragg's Dad), which makes them both married and 1st cousin once removed.. i assume something is wrong. cousins i can understand, but they're two different generations so unlikely. help? i don't want to give too much information in case something is wrong as i believe it is..

Title: Re: Margaret May Cragg
Post by: Marmalady on Sunday 07 August 11 17:59 BST (UK)

cousins once removed, tho of different "generations" can easily be of much the same age

A couple havint 10 or more children will have 20 yrs or more between the eldest and youngest -- so the elder ones can have children the same age as their younger siblings - and so the next generation down would also be of similar ages.

In my own family, my Mother-in-law's first cousins are only about 5-10 years older than my husband

And when my daughter was at school, a boy in her class had an uncle in the class below

So generations are not fixed across families

Title: Re: Margaret May Cragg
Post by: heywood on Sunday 07 August 11 18:04 BST (UK)

Hello,

Do you have the relevant certificates?

You may be best to put your information down in table form with the relevant names and dates. Your presentation does add to the confusion  ;D e.g. Ruth Cragg who is the son of...

I have tried to look and they look like first cousins (not removed) i.e. William and Ruth are siblings but I could be wrong.  ;)

heywood

Title: Re: Margaret May Cragg
Post by: Marmalady on Sunday 07 August 11 18:09 BST (UK)

how i see it is:

generation 1 Robert senior
generation 2 Ruth & William - brother & sister
generation 3 Edward & Robert junior - first cousins
generation 4 Margaret - first cousin once removed to Edward

I presume William is one of Robert snr's older children and Ruth a younger child

Title: Re: Margaret May Cragg
Post by: heywood on Sunday 07 August 11 18:22 BST (UK)

Thanks Marmalady  :D

I got as far as William and Ruth as siblings and thought that the married couple were the respective children
I obviously didn't read the info closely enough  ::)

heywood





 

Title: Re: Margaret May Cragg
Post by: SDCragg on Monday 08 August 11 00:21 BST (UK)

thanks for the help. can anyone confirm thru census if i am right?
Steve