hi Roy, You have me stumped then! The definition states that 2 half cousins will only share 1 grandparent (as opposed to full cousins who share 2 grandparents). Is it possible that the half-cousin is the result of an extra-marital relationship - since you said that there were no multiple marriages? Or is it likely that they just stated their relationship incorrectly on the certificate? I am assuming that the informant is a relation that, until now, you were unfamiliar with. Is there any way of tracking down the common ancestor that would possibly make this clearer? Its a good puzzle though :-) Clare Roy G. Perkins wrote: >Hi Clare, > >Would it were so easy but there are no multiple marriages and as I said in >my original note, they share the same surname. > >Regards > >Roy > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Clare Fowler" <clare@juggler.demon.co.uk> >To: <SCT-ROXBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 9:08 PM >Subject: Re: [SCT-ROX] RELATIONSHIPS. > > > > >>hi Roy >> >>Apparently... >> >>A half cousin is easy - instead of the cousins sharing two grandparents, >>they only have one in common., due to remarriage, etc. The respective >>children would be half-siblings to each other, their children half-cousins >>and so on. >> >> >> >>I had never heard of one either! Thank you Google!! >> >>Cheers, >> >>Clare >> >> >>Roy G. Perkins wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi All, >>> >>>I've recently received some information about a death in my family some >>>years ago which puzzles me. I don't wish to reveal the name of that >>> >>> >person > > >>>for fear of embarassing the living descendants. However the good offices >>> >>> >of > > >>>John Murray have given me new information and I'm still puzzled. The >>>informant of the death of this poor lady is described as her 'Half >>> >>> >Cousin'; > > >>>what could that mean?? >>>Step-cousin seems unlikely as they share the same surname, my money so >>> >>> >far > > >>>is on 2nd cousin but are there any other ideas? >>> >>>Regards >>> >>>Roy >>> >>> >>> >>>==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== >>>ARE you a Crosier or Crozier, or connected to one of them, then why not >>> >>> >try Crosier-L@rootsweb.com Surely it's got to be worth a try? > > >>>============================== >>>You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from >>>http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== >>Stand firm and sure >>For Jethart's here >> >>============================== >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> >> > > > >==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== >The ROXBURGH NAMES list is updated every three months and all members recieve approx two weeks notice of each update. > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >