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    1. [KISSINGCOUSINS-L] Oh those kissing cousins!!
    2. janet tennent
    3. I listed my names yesterday, so today I will share my stories. Yes, stories. My great grandmother Mary Ann HIGGINS, married Robert CAMERON in Jul 1880 in Scotland. They had eight children including my grandfather William Higgins CAMERON. Mary Ann's sister Margaret HIGGINS, married William GOURLAY in Oct 1895. They had five children. William Higgins CAMERON (my grandfather) married Agnes Grieve GOURLAY (my grandmother and niece of William GOURLAY). Margaret HIGGINS and William GOURLAY had five children. They moved to the US. Their daughter Catherine Brember GOURLAY married John Christian KAUFMANN. Their son Alexander GOURLAY married Margaret KAUFMANN (sister of John Christian KAUFMANN). Are you with me so far? Well I just found out today of more kissing cousins. William GOURLAY (my ggggrandfather) married Margaret STEWART in Scotland in 1819. They had at least four children. Their son Robert Stewart GOURLAY married Catherine BREMBER. I think I found another brother of Robert Stewart GOURLAY, James GOURLAY born 13 years after Robert. Robert Stewart GOURLAY and Catherine BREMBER had eight children, on of which was the William GOURLAY mentioned above married to Margaret HIGGINS. Catherine BREMBER married to Robert Stewart GOURLAY had a sister Mary BREMBER married to Robert JACK. They had four children. Their daughter Catherine Ford JACK married James GOURLAY, the same one born 13 years after Robert Stewart GOURLAY and most likely a missing sibling. Hmm, now I ask you could I have any more kissing cousins out there? Just a side note my sister found out recently that her best friend from childhood is a cousin to her husband. She asked that I stop researching our family tree as she is afraid she may find out we are cousins to her husband. What do you think her reactions would be to the above? Janet Tennent researching any and all the above names Kensington, Maryland

    06/02/1999 01:38:24