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Offline ED2005

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Cousins - German
« on: Thursday 02 February 23 16:37 GMT (UK) »
On a Scottish marriage certificate in 1898, an entry under the bride's occupation has me baffled. It looks like it says "Cousins - German". If so, why would this be important enough to be entered here?
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Re: Cousins - German
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 02 February 23 16:50 GMT (UK) »
I can't work out why it would be entered on a marriage certificate, but it means first cousins.

Usually one sees that within wills or testaments when describing the relationship.

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Re: Cousins - German
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 02 February 23 17:07 GMT (UK) »
It is normal practice to note on a marriage certificate if a couple are first cousins. Cousins german is just another way of saying it.

It's probably a relic of the time when the church frowned on marriages of people who were closely related to one another.
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Re: Cousins - German
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 02 February 23 17:29 GMT (UK) »
Hi,The children of brothers and sisters are usually denominated as first cousins,or cousins_german. best of luck.Feno.

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Re: Cousins - German
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 02 February 23 17:50 GMT (UK) »
Thanks everyone! I never knew of that term for first cousins!
Edwards, Grieve, Talbert in Angus and Kincardineshire; Allan, Dundas, Hacket, Milne, Reid in Aberdeen and Orkney; Brock in Thurso and Aberdeen; Rennie in Aberdeenshire to name but a few...

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Re: Cousins - German
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 02 February 23 20:03 GMT (UK) »
Also spelled germane and stress is on the second syllable - gerMANE. Cousins germane ....

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Re: Cousins - German
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 02 February 23 20:08 GMT (UK) »
go raibh mile maith agat, O  Fionn.
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