Did Irish immigrants define "sister" differently than we would today? I'm asking because I found one case where an ancestor referred to a person as a sister, whereas she was actually a sister-in-law and another where an ancestor called a person a sister but it appears she was a cousin. In the first case the person who said "my sister" could not read or write, and put her X on an affidavit, so it's possible the person who prepared the affidavit misunderstood what was said. In the second case, however, the person could read and write, and said he visited "my sister Hannah Glynn," but she appears to be a cousin. Any ideas? Robin in Maryland

Dear List, To add more to the pot to stir: the lady members of the LDS call each other sister! Alanna

My grandpa always referred to his sister as "sister Mary Gappa" I thought she was a nun all these years. Here, she never was. She was married and had children. I assume now that there were too many Marys in his life and it was a way to differentiate between the Marys.. So you never know!!! On 9/22/06, Alanna Scanlon <alannal@prodigy.net> wrote: > > Dear List, > > To add more to the pot to stir: the lady members of the LDS call each > other sister! > > Alanna > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >