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♫ Penny € Report 20 Jun 2007 17:14

on censuses

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♫ Penny € Report 20 Jun 2007 17:15

for a woman does it just mean sister in law or does anyone know of an example when it was just a term for something else eg just a relation

Margaret

Margaret Report 20 Jun 2007 17:15

Son in Law?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jun 2007 17:17

'In law' was often used where nowadays we would use 'step'........... Reg

♫ Penny €

♫ Penny € Report 20 Jun 2007 17:22

Thanks Reg Mind you this family was so big it didnt have time a for step family!!!