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Offline Gray865

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Re: Word explanation
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 14 April 22 16:35 BST (UK) »
Thank you. It does beg the question why call a grandchild 'oy'!?

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Re: Word explanation
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 14 April 22 16:47 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Gray865 on Thursday 14 April 22 16:35 BST (UK)
Thank you. It does beg the question why call a grandchild 'oy'!?

It comes from the Gaelic ogha, meaning grandchild.

Also look out for "nephew" used with its original meaning of grandson. You sometimes find that as late as the mid 19th century, although it is obsolete now.

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Re: Word explanation
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 14 April 22 17:14 BST (UK) »
Another potential cause for misunderstanding is that 'son-in-law' can also mean a stepson and 'daughter-in-law' a stepdaughter.
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.
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