Married dead wifes sister.

[eric]

Hi David and Guy,
Thanks for your interesting replies, I really do appear to have raised a hornets nest with this one. I really must get to the bottom of this,  it has caused me some confusion for a great deal of time.
Many thanks ,kind regards, Eric.

[blodwen]

I have a query on this:

My grandfather married his sister-in-law when his wife died. 
The children of his second wife thought they had not married, but I found an entry in the GRO for both marriages, the second one in 1917.

Illegal or not?

Vivien

[Necromancer]

Valda's reply earlier seems to cover your query ....

[Guy Etchells]

I have a query on this:

My grandfather married his sister-in-law when his wife died. 
The children of his second wife thought they had not married, but I found an entry in the GRO for both marriages, the second one in 1917.

Illegal or not?

Vivien

The Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act, 1907
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Eframland/acts/1907Act.htm
made it legal for a man to marry his dead wife's sister.

The Deceased Brother’s Widow's Marriage Act, 1921
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Eframland/acts/1921Act.htm
made it legal for a woman to marry her dead husband's brother.
Cheers
Guy

[blodwen]

Thank you - obviously I couldn't read properly. 

Vivien

[Necromancer]

was Valda's answer wrong   

[blodwen]

That is not what I meant - just that I was not paying much attention!!!!

[Necromancer]

sorry, I meant Guy's reply !!!!!

[blodwen]

Okay