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Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 274 Send Message	Jennifer	Report	14 Jun 2005 11:51
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 274 Send Message	If a man married , his wife died and he then married her sister in about 1805 was this marriage considered illegitimate and were the children of that marriage unable to inherit titles etc? Would the church refuse to marry such a couple if they knew the circumstances?
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 4 785 Send Message	Val wish I'd never started	Report	14 Jun 2005 12:01
	somebody posted on here that 1907 act let a deceased wifes sister marry her husband so I would say it was illegal till then
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4 532 Send Message	HeatherinLeicestershire	Report	14 Jun 2005 12:06
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4 532 Send Message	just nudged the thread for you
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 274 Send Message	Jennifer	Report	14 Jun 2005 12:16
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 274 Send Message	thanks - yes I think it was illegal too but I wonder if there was any record of it even though it was illegal?
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4 532 Send Message	HeatherinLeicestershire	Report	14 Jun 2005 12:23
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4 532 Send Message	I know you have just read on the other thread but this may also be useful, www(.)litencyc(.)com search for sister act, loads of info. Heather