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From: Betty & Roy <>
Subject: Re: [CHS] [HRT] Marriage of First Cousins.
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:41:02 -0700
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It should be banned as it is just yucky. I can't imagine marrying my
Mothers, Brothers son. He is a nice guy and all but really.
Betty
Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Peat" <>
To: "Donald Massey" <>
Cc: "Cheshire Rootsweb" <>; "Herts Rootsweb"
<>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [CHS] [HRT] Marriage of First Cousins.


> Donald,
> I am afraid you are mistaken.
> The marriage of first cousins has not been banned by the Christian
> churches in the UK since the Tudor times, and is not a criminal
> offence.
> If you look at the 'Table of Prohibited degrees" in the prayer book you
> will see that cousins can marry.
>
> Anne
> On 18 Mar 2007, at 22:04, Donald Massey wrote:
>
> > I realise that marriage of first cousins has long been banned by most
> > if not
> > all Christian Churches, but in the 1860-1870s was it also a criminal
> > offence
> > in England: if so, what sort of punishment was usually imposed?
> >
> > Donald Massey
> >
> >
>
>
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