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arthurk said:
I hadn't considered incest as a possibility, because at that time there were just so many people with the same surname. In fact in Scotland there is sometimes said to have been a tendency for people to change their surname if they moved to the area of a different clan, but I've never looked into this in detail - and as there are very few written records when you get that far back, it would be very hard to prove (or disprove).

Over here you will sometimes come across cousin marriages, even first cousins, whereas I understand that some states in the US forbid them - and would they be classed as incest? Sometimes an eyebrow might be raised for first cousins, but it's never been illegal. Having said that, Roman Catholic marriage registers record that special permission is given when cousins wish to marry, and I don't know if they would give it for first cousins, but that's a church rule, not the law of the land.

Finding a case of actual incest as understood here is quite unusual, but I couldn't say whether that's because it was hushed up or because the penalties were so severe as to be an effective deterrent.
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MSWarrior79 said:
I discovered that one of my cousin's was married to her uncle. (She married her mother's brother). I was absolutely speechless to say the least!
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Thanks for that reminder - I'd been thinking of incest in terms of parent-child or brother-sister, but of course it includes that situation as well.

And it is in fact one that my wife has come across in her family with an uncle and niece who were of similar ages. They married and settled a good distance from where they came from, as no doubt things could have got rather uncomfortable where lots of people knew them.
 
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arthurk said:
Thanks for that reminder - I'd been thinking of incest in terms of parent-child or brother-sister, but of course it includes that situation as well.

And it is in fact one that my wife has come across in her family with an uncle and niece who were of similar ages. They married and settled a good distance from where they came from, as no doubt things could have got rather uncomfortable where lots of people knew them.
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I honestly think it happened a lot more often than we could ever imagine. The other instance of incest that I discovered (on the same side of the family as the other) were 2nd Cousins.
 
Sis said:
If you are on Facebook there is a Legacy User Group that might be able to help. If you're not on Facebook let me and I'll join it and ask.
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I am a member Sis. There are many Q & A's in their forum. just ask & someone will deliver.

Worth joining as their help is so very helpful, even with queries you haven't yet asked;)
 
Sis said:
If you are on Facebook there is a Legacy User Group that might be able to help. If you're not on Facebook let me and I'll join it and ask.
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That's great to hear. I am on facebook. I will definitely look for that group. Thank you so much!
 
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Bay Horse said:
You see, that's perfectly legal here. I found another marriage last night between 1st cousins (again, not against the law in this country) and they went on to have a large family.
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Bay Horse said:
You see, that's perfectly legal here. I found another marriage last night between 1st cousins (again, not against the law in this country) and they went on to have a large family.
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Whether or not if it was or wasn't legal was not my question/concern. I was just found the situation/relation while I was working on my Family Tree and researching my older ancestors.
 
Ma-dotcom said:
I am a member Sis. There are many Q & A's in their forum. just ask & someone will deliver.

Worth joining as their help is so very helpful, even with queries you haven't yet asked;)
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Thank you; I am sure it will be very helpful. I appreciate all of the ideas to help with my research and being able to make more progress on my Family Tree.
 
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