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ashliegh
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illegal marrige
« on: Sunday 04 September 05 11:55 BST (UK) »
 my  g grandfather  married  his  half  brothers  widow
in1881  would  this  have  been legal  at  this  time
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Re: illegal marrige
« Reply #1 on: Monday 05 September 05 10:17 BST (UK) »
I don't think so.  My great-grandfather married his late wife's sister in the 1890s, and my Dad says it wan't legal until some time the following decade.
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Re: illegal marrige
« Reply #2 on: Monday 05 September 05 10:23 BST (UK) »
Check this site

http://www.weddingguide.co.uk/articles/legal/prohibited.asp

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Re: illegal marrige
« Reply #3 on: Monday 05 September 05 10:53 BST (UK) »
Hiya Ashliegh

We also discussed this before on this topic

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,38455.0.html

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