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marrying brother in law
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Willsy once more | Report | 13 Aug 2005 17:30 |
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I can't find the thread for this but can someone please remind me. Have I remembered rightly that it was illiegal to marry your brother in law until the law changed in the 1900's Thanks Elaine |
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Lucky | Report | 13 Aug 2005 17:39 |
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I know it was to marry your sister in law, don't know if it worked the other way round though. |
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Val wish I'd never started | Report | 13 Aug 2005 17:52 |
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in 1921 a law was passed to allow a widow to marry her deceased husbands brother in 1907 a man could marry his deceased wifes sister |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 13 Aug 2005 17:59 |
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However it was still done before then. My grt gran married her cousin in 1893 after her 1st hubby died, &&&&& then ,when HE died, she married his elder brother in 1900,who had been married previously to HER younger sister. Wot a round robin. But she did marry her brother in law on the 3rd marriage,even tho this may not strictly have been legal Shirley |
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Val wish I'd never started | Report | 13 Aug 2005 18:06 |
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hi Shirley they liked to share then !! |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 13 Aug 2005 18:27 |
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Hi Valerie. It certainly seems so!!. It took me by surprise when all was uncovered, I cant find her death or the 3rd husbands ,so am only hoping when he died she didnt go on to marry another brother!! OH My god I would be really going round in circles Shirley |
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Willsy once more | Report | 13 Aug 2005 18:28 |
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Thanks everyone, am looking into something for a friend and I am sure one of the sisters marries a brother in law in 1889, even found both marriages to the same man on freebmd. Found all sorts looking for someone else, well back to my brickwall then. Elaine |
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