On Wed, 14 Aug 2013 10:19:06 +0100, eve@varneys.org.uk wrote: > 84. >> > > > >> > Assuming the most common change of name upon marriage, this would occur >> > if a man marries his deceased brother's widow. >> >> Marriage to deceased brother's widow wasn't actually legal in 1921 (whereas >> marriage to deceased wife's sister had been since 1908). However, there >> was a lot of it about, and if the authorities didn't spot it, who cared? >If the first husband was a cousin, no problem. >> > Not with the law anyway. My paternal grandparents allegedly caused a lot of family annoyance by marrying and they were second cousins.