It's also relatively common in some sections of the minority ethnic community today in the UK. Margaret -----Original Message----- From: derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Thelma Heinrich Sent: 29 April 2013 05:01 To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DBY] First cousin marriage in 1872 I have cousins that married to keep the family name in the inherited estate in Derby. My great grandfather's brother's daughter married a cousin of the same name. Go figure. Thelma, Scottsdale, AZ USA -----Original Message----- From: derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Palmer Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 2:53 AM To: DERBYSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DBY] First cousin marriage in 1872 Hello Folks, Horrified at finding a notable first-cousin marriage in Wirksworth in 1872, I looked up the matter in Wikipedia to find the following: "England maintained a small but stable proportion of cousin marriages for centuries, with proportions in 1875 estimated by George Darwin at 3.5 percent for the middle classes and 4.5 percent for the nobility, though this had declined to under 1 percent in the 20th century. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were a preeminent example". The United States has the only bans on cousin marriage in the Western world. Regards, John Palmer, Dorset, England Author of Wirksworth website www.wirksworth.org.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message