Hi Irene, As I understand it, especially in "South Africa" in the old days, it was often encouraged to "build" the family and protect assets such as farms etc. What about the Hilbillies then? :-) Regards, Colin Mohr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Irene de Villiers via" <south-africa@rootsweb.com> To: "Pat Brown" <mistyhaven@gmail.com>; <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE LAWS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM[!!!] > > On Apr 6, 2015, at 11:27 PM, Pat Brown via wrote: > >> I am not aware that first cousin marriages have ever been illegal in >> South >> Africa. > > Nor me, but it seems it was socially taboo even for distant cousins. > For example, Cecil John Rhodes was in love with Janey Rhodes my g reat > hrandmother - and they met for frequent vacatosn and funl but never > married "because they were cousins". But they are really distant cousins > vie great grandfathers being brothers ir soe such - nothing close at all. > > But if you want to know who is behind the times even in THIS century, it > is the Yanks. > Where I now live in WA state it is illegal for first cousins to marry and > in Texas it is not only illegal but is a criminal offense! IN Texas the > ban was only made in 2005. Talk about crazy. > Before the USA civil war there was no ban. It has been added a few states > at a time since t hen by ridiculous claims written by fools but believed > despite real papers to the contrary. Americans can be such terrible > sheeple I am afraid. > Here's a map of the stupidity, the dark blueshaded areas see sense, not > the rest: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_law_in_the_United_States_by_state > > By the way the originator of genetics and evolution was Darwin, and he > and his wife were first cousins:-) > Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were first cousins. > > In Europe only Austria Hungary and Spain banned cousin marriage in 19th > century. > But the Christian church made it taboo in some places and that has to be > where it originates in South Africa as a taboo. > Heres a world map of current first cousin restrictions, again dark blue is > marriage allowed, red not, marroon criminal. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage#/media/File:CousinMarriageWorld.svg > > Namaste, > Irene > > -- > Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom. > P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220. > www.Furryboots.info > (Info on Feline health, genetics, nutrition & homeopathy) > "Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it." > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message