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From: Alan Bloor <>
Subject: Re: Nephew double meaning
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 21:07:40 +0000
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 18:45:25 -0000, "W Johnson"
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>"Alan Bloor" <> wrote in message
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>> Is this feasible? If nephew could be used for grandson then I assume
>> niece could be used for grandaughter. But would "cousin" be used for
>> great niece? Your opinions would be very welcome. Someone else who has
>> looked at this tree claims that Elizabeth really is Thomas' niece,
>> being the daughter of his sister Ellen. However, this would mean that
>> Ellen gave birth at the age of 59, which is pretty far fetched
>>
>> Alan
>
>Yes I think cousin would be used for a great niece, I have examples of that
>in many wills I have seen. In fact I think use of the prefix great must have
>come in to common usage in the 19th century as I can't recall any examples
>in wills pre say 1780s.
>
>Will

Thanks everyone. That gives me some more likely scenarios than a 59
year old woman giving birth. Now I need to find some baptisms to back
it up (I've already checked the parish that the family were living in,
and also the IGI, without sucess).

Alan
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