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Please see below for the list of who MEN cannot marry as is written and decreed by Church and State in the year of Our Lord 1865

Wherein whosoever are related are forbidden in Scriptures and our Laws to marry together: Men may NOT marry the following: 1) Grandmother 2) Grandfather's wife 3) Wife's Grandmother 4) Father's sister 5) Mother's sister 6) Father's Brother's wife 7) Mother's Brother's wife 8) Wife's Father's sister 9) Wife's Mother's sister 10) Mother (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) 11) Step-mother 12) Wife's mother 13) Daughter 14) Wife'sDaughter 15) Son's Wife 16) Sister 17) Wife's Sister 18) Brother's Wife 19) Son's Daughter 20) Daughter's Daughter 21) Son's son's Wife 22) Daughter's son's Wife 23) Wife's Son's Daughter 24) Wife's Daughter's Daughter 25) Brother's Daughter 26) Sister's Daughter 27) Brother's Son's Wife 28) Sister's Son's Wife 29) Wife's Brother's Daughter 30) Wife's Sisters's Daughter

She Very interesting, I had read this before years ago, but couldn't remember it all. I have copied both lists. Thank you. Margaret

She...see no. 3 on the list...are there many men who would want to marry their wife's grandFATHER? Mind you, the way things are progressing these days I would imagine the rest of the list is a bit suspect too LOL Interesting though.

lol well Brian - they were right - they COULDN'T marry , could they lol amended now

I love this sort of thing. got anymore. Terri incidentally my grandmother maried her stepbrother.i

Terri - LOADS! these prayer books are a mine of information :-)

Out of interest these are the current rules: Table of Kindred and Affinity No person is able to marry within the degrees expressed in this table A man may not marry his: mother, adoptive mother or former adoptive mother, daughter, adoptive daughter or former adoptive daughter, father's mother, mother's mother, son's daughter, daughter's daughter, sister, wife's mother, wife's daughter, father's wife, son's wife, father's father's wife, mother's father's wife, wife's father's mother, wife's mother's mother, wife's son's daughter, wife's daughter's daughter, son's son's wife, daughter's son's wife, father's sister, mother's sisters, brother's daughter, sister's daughter. A woman may not marry her: father, adoptive father or former adoptive father, son, adoptive son or former adoptive son, father's father, mother's father, son's son, daughter's son, brother, husband's father, husband's son, mother's husband, daughter's husband, father's mother's husband, mother's mother's husband, husband's father's father, husband's mother's father, husband's son's son, husband's daughter's son, son's daughter's husband, daughter's daughter's husband, father's brother, mother's brother, brother's son, sisters's son. In this table the term 'brother' includes a brother of the half-blood, and the term 'sister' includes a sister of the half-blood.

Bob - cheers for that - I wasnt sure if the same things applied - its scary isnt it

That's interesting stuff, Guys. Didn't Woody Allen marry his adopted asian daughter?? What about cousins?