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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 23:59 GMT (UK) »We are a little off topic now
Indeed Lizzie,being new Im still trying to work out where down syndrome came into it.
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Indeed Lizzie,being new Im still trying to work out where down syndrome came into it.
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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 23:55 GMT (UK) »
This thread started off on what was a legitimate question-or I thought as much. Then we have silly smiles and mentions of surrounded by water etc. Im no expert but I would suggest some really need to take a closer look at social history. There was and never has been a law against 2nd cousins marrying- in fact most of you would confuse a 2nd cousin to a first cousin once removed. As for Birkenhead being surrouned by water-I never realised it was an island-perhaps some are confusing it with the Isle of Man.
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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 22:17 GMT (UK) »I despair at times- I really do.
Liverpool looking down on Birkenhead- Ive seen it all now.
I was under the impression that interbreeding was stemmed by a law or ban on marrying even 2nd cousins which apparently was lifted in the 20th century.
I remember as a child in Liverpool being told that Birkenhead people were idiots due to interbreeding as they were surrounded by water and never moved around.
Sometimes the tales we are told have a element of truth in them
Who was to police this anyway in small villages and islands in those days
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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 13:14 GMT (UK) »
I had a Great Grand Aunt described as an "Idiot" someone informed me that the word came from "idios" - unable to understand. (Deaf and possibly dumb) Imbecile was another thing altogether apparently. I could google all of this to check but this is just off the top of my head.
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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Methley
« on: Friday 18 February 11 12:13 GMT (UK) »Hope this is of some help to you.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/CBW/WRY/Methley.html
Madri
Thats a trip into Leeds in a few weeks for me.
Thank you.
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Durham / Re: Addinall Easington Lane
« on: Thursday 17 February 11 22:46 GMT (UK) »
Thanks to you both.
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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Methley
« on: Thursday 17 February 11 22:40 GMT (UK) »
Could someone advise me where I could view Methley registers?
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Durham / Addinall Easington Lane
« on: Thursday 17 February 11 22:26 GMT (UK) »
Where is Easington Lane? I have a work colleague and a branch of their family moved to Durham from Methley. His name was Richard and its possible more than one family member moved there .
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