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Offline pinefamily

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Re: 19th Century Marriage Law - Was it illegal to...?
« Reply #9 on: Monday 15 August 11 10:25 BST (UK) »
That's exactly the point I was trying to make. :)

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Re: 19th Century Marriage Law - Was it illegal to...?
« Reply #10 on: Monday 15 August 11 22:14 BST (UK) »
As I mentioned before look to the Second British Temporal Statute 1536 to provide the answer.
It is not a case of consanguinity barring the marriage of some first cousins but rather that affinity may bar such a marriage.
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