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joolesbarr
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Why wouldn't it of been legal they are not related by blood and it
really isn't as uncommon as you think. I bet nearly every one has
at least one close marriage in their trees. I not only have husband
marrying their wives sisters but brothers childrens children marrying.
But on the plus side at least we know who the new partners family is!!
Jooles
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jorose
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It was technically illegal but many people ignored it. The only time it might become a problem was if there was an inheritance issue - the children of the first marriage could legally claim that the children of the second marriage were illegitimate, the second marriage not being properly conducted. (There were a couple of big legal cases over whether marriages overseas which were legal there but violated some rule of English marriage law were still legal when the couple returned to England).
If the local clergy/registry office wouldn't marry them, it was easy enough to head over a couple of towns to somewhere you weren't known to get the marriage done - which was exactly what some of mine did. Relatives of theirs witnessed it, so the family didn't mind, but they did end up moving to Wales after a few years.
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behindthefrogs
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Back in the 17th century marriage was regarded as establishing a blood relationship. This is reflected not only in cannon law but also in much of the terminology which was used.
e.g. Brother in law now was brother then
Cousin included your spouses relations.
Many of these terms changed their meaning during the 19th century but as usual it took the church another fifty years to catch up.
David
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Living in Berkshire. Origin Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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