Mmm- do you have to put a loop in the family tree if drawing that one out?! In my Woodall family my 5x great uncle married his wife's sister after his wife died (went to Switzerland to marry.) That was in 1891 - not sure if that was illegal or not. My 3x great grandfather married a widow - her late husband was her new mother in law's great nephew - born to mother in law's brother's daughter. Another loop? Daft hobby! Jane Chasing W(h)eldrake/drick - anywhere, anytime, any variation -----Original Message----- From: Lin Duke Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:22 PM To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [YORKSGEN] Probibited marriages? In my research for a friend I've come across a man who married his step-daughter (in the 1860's) which I am assuming wasn't allowed under law. Am I correct? He had children by his first wife, and then by his step daughter - so their children were also his step grandchildren. He died and his widow remarried. Her daughter then married her new husband's son (by a previous marriage) - so they were step siblings. And I thought my family was complicated! Lin A true friend walks in when the world walks out ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message