Hi, Could be a cousin with the surname German, Jerman, Jarmin, Jarman, etc. All the best, Edna - Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "roger baynton" <[email protected]> To: "Bristol & Dist Roots web" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 11:40 AM Subject: [B&D] Cousin German I'm not sure if 'Bristol & District' goes out as far as Lacock - probably not, but my query is more of a genral genealogical nature and refers to the Baynton family who eventually ended up in Bedminster sensibly brewing beer!! Wilts & Swindon History Centre holds a book "Annals & Antiquities of LACOCK ABBEY in the County of Wilts by Rev W L Bowles published 1835" In the accounts quoted therein is ~ "Survey of 1535 ... Fees. To Edward Baynton Knt* Chief Steward of the Monastry for his yearly fee £2 13s 4d * Of Bromham; Cousin German to the Abbess, whose mother was Jane Baynton, his aunt" Sir Edward is the son of my 14th Great Grand Uncle. But my query is, what is a "Cousin German " I think that it is the same as a first cousin. Am I right. Is it just a term which has fallen into disuse since the book was published in 1835 ? Best wishes to all Roger Baynton *´¨) ¸.·´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·` * Roger Before printing, think about the environment ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message