Inbreeding. Have You Been Surprised By What You Have Found Out?

[linmey]

As you say, they are a very exclusive group and perhaps they preferred to keep it that way.

[stonechat]

Sound like Royalty too

[rarebit]

My fathers brother married his 1st cousin ,he got killed in an accident and she then married one of the other brothers ,she had 2 children by her 1st husband and 1 by the second ,unfortunately all the children stuttered some worse than others ,maybe the bloodlines were too close

[linmey]

Hi rarebit,
                 I am sure everything is fine if there are no genetic problems but if there are, I guess thats the sort of thing that can happen.

[Wendi]

It was Jones the Search who posted this link recently  regarding Prohibited Marriages

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

Taken from a discussion they were having on

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,142518.0.html

Wendi

[linmey]

Thanks for that wendi. I will check it out.
       best wishes. Linda.

[Wendi]

It's a pleasure !!

Wendi

[NIFTYFIFTY47]

It seemed quite the done thing in my family several generations ago for first cousins to marry.  I can even cross reference them on the tree.  I have also noticed that when a woman died in childbirth it was not unusual for the widowed husband to marry his dead wife's sister.  I suppose it would have been better than a "wicked" step-mother for the children as their step-mum would be their natural aunt and would therefore have a vested interest in them.

That said I cannot imagine the thought of marrying any of my brothers in law!!!

Mary.

[erthomas]

i never thought my family tree could look like a circle, who knew?!?!?  My family in the US seemed to 'keep it in the family" so to speak (late 1700s, early 1800s)  the names on that side just alternate and the women who marry into the family that arent directly related all have the same surname as well!