Hi Bob If the Brother in law in question is married to your wife's Sister then yes he is an uncle to your children, just as you would be to any children they have Hope this helps :-) Bob Hutchins Email: [email protected] Website & Genealogy Database www.bobhutchins.me.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Ollier" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:51 PM Subject: [ENG-CAMS] What is an Uncle > Hi everyone, > > Could somebody settle an argument please > My wife has a brother-in-law and she insists that he is an uncle to our > children. Every dictionary I've checked agrees with her, but I thought a > blood relationship was necessary. Family Tree Maker gives the relationship > as 'the husband of the aunt of ......'. Can anybody clarify this for me? > Bob O > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 17/04/2007 > 04:43 > >

Thanks Bob, he is indeed the husband of my wifes sister. I can't understand why Family Tree Maker gives a different relationship. Are you sure that this isn't just a convention thing and not a true relationship. I know we all believe as children that the man married to an aunt must be an uncle but that dosen't make it a fact. I hope your wrong because I don't like the guy at all. Bob O ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Hutchins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] What is an Uncle > Hi Bob > If the Brother in law in question is married to your wife's Sister then > yes > he is an uncle to your children, just as you would be to any children they > have > > Hope this helps :-) > > > Bob Hutchins > Email: [email protected] > Website & Genealogy Database www.bobhutchins.me.uk > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Ollier" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:51 PM > Subject: [ENG-CAMS] What is an Uncle > > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Could somebody settle an argument please >> My wife has a brother-in-law and she insists that he is an uncle to our >> children. Every dictionary I've checked agrees with her, but I thought a >> blood relationship was necessary. Family Tree Maker gives the >> relationship >> as 'the husband of the aunt of ......'. Can anybody clarify this for me? >> Bob O >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 17/04/2007 >> 04:43 >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.0/763 - Release Date: 16/04/2007 > 5:53 PM > >

It probably is as much about convention as anything. In real terms he is an Uncle through marriage, therefore if he divorced your Wife's Sister technically he would no longer be an uncle. Mind you it looks like your lumbered with him :-) Bob Hutchins Email: [email protected] Website & Genealogy Database www.bobhutchins.me.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Ollier" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] What is an Uncle > Thanks Bob, he is indeed the husband of my wifes sister. I can't > understand > why Family Tree Maker gives a different relationship. Are you sure that > this > isn't just a convention thing and not a true relationship. I know we all > believe as children that the man married to an aunt must be an uncle but > that dosen't make it a fact. I hope your wrong because I don't like the > guy > at all. > > Bob O > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Hutchins" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:29 PM > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] What is an Uncle > > >> Hi Bob >> If the Brother in law in question is married to your wife's Sister then >> yes >> he is an uncle to your children, just as you would be to any children >> they >> have >> >> Hope this helps :-) >> >> >> Bob Hutchins >> Email: [email protected] >> Website & Genealogy Database www.bobhutchins.me.uk >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bob Ollier" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:51 PM >> Subject: [ENG-CAMS] What is an Uncle >> >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> Could somebody settle an argument please >>> My wife has a brother-in-law and she insists that he is an uncle to our >>> children. Every dictionary I've checked agrees with her, but I thought a >>> blood relationship was necessary. Family Tree Maker gives the >>> relationship >>> as 'the husband of the aunt of ......'. Can anybody clarify this for me? >>> Bob O >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: >>> 17/04/2007 >>> 04:43 >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.0/763 - Release Date: 16/04/2007 >> 5:53 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 17/04/2007 > 04:43 > >