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1851 was it legal for 1st cousins to marry
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 29 Apr 2007 11:25 |
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OC that would explain this one then as both serts of parents had money and seemed to own half the town lol d x |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 29 Apr 2007 11:20 |
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thank you Peter didnt realise it was today well thats my Sunday morning lesson. thanks again dawnie |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 29 Apr 2007 11:20 |
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And it wasn't even illegal BEFORE Henry V111, although you had to get a dispensation from the Pope. Most landed Gentry married their cousins from time immemorial - kept all the property in the family. OC |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 29 Apr 2007 11:18 |
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Yes, it has been since Henry VIII 's time and still is today as far as I know. |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 29 Apr 2007 11:13 |
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I cant remember |
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