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

Bob I always thought it is an Uncle by marriage. But when introducing him to your children you would just say "This is Uncle........." Chris Rons Bob Ollier wrote: > 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 > >

Hi Bob I use Family Tree Maker. I think it classifies it's relationships on blood relations, so by saying the 'husband of the aunt...' is showing that the blood line is between the aunt and the niece or nephew. Lesley ----- Original Message ----- From: "C R Rons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] What is an Uncle > Bob > I always thought it is an Uncle by marriage. But when introducing him to > your children you would just say "This is Uncle........." > Chris Rons > Bob Ollier wrote: >> 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 >> >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 >