Mine was in England in about 1890. I don't know what the law was then. Anyone know? Mary -------------------------------------------------- From: "Judith Harper" <quester@orcon.net.nz> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 5:12 PM To: <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [nz] marrying a niece ? why not > > > This marriage may well have been forbidden in the earlier Book of Common > Prayer (e.g., 1662) but that is now completely separate from the Law of > the land, especially in NZ. > > So, as Migs says - time? place? > > Judith > > > > > > > On 16/06/2014 12:52 p.m., Migs Eder wrote: >> More information please Rowan. >> >> wife One and her brother are full siblings, etc? >> >> In theory someone can't marry a person who has been their niece. Did >> they marry away from home and lie? Lots more we need to know, >> including, what year, what place >> >> migs >> >>> From: Rowan Gibbs <Rowan.Gibbs@paradise.net.nz> >>> >>> a man married twice and his second wife was the daughter of the son >>> of his >>> first wife?s father >>> >>> would she be described as his niece by marriage -- or as what? >>> >>> >> A nation is an association of reasonable beings united in the >> peaceful sharing of the things they cherish; therefore to determine >> the quality of a nation, you must consider what those things are." - >> St Augustine, in The City of God XIX, 24. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The List Guidelines >> >> http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >