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Any chance someone could look at 1851 and 1841 for Thomas SOUTHGATE b abt 1812? Also Elizabeth SOUTHGATE b abt 1820? They should be in different families in the Coomb area of Stow Reg District. Many thanks Annie

Ancestry is playing up......... only able to access index 1841 Elizabeth Southgate abt 1821 Suffolk, England Combs Suffolk Reg

Again 1841 Thos Southgate abt 1816 Suffolk, England Combs Suffolk There are 28 people named Southgate in Combs........until Ancestry gets back to normal, no way of identifying family groupings......... Reg

Right.............. Name: Thos Southgate Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1816 Gender: Male Where born: Suffolk, England Civil parish: Combs Hundred: Stow County/Island: Suffolk Country: England Registration district: Stow Sub-registration district: Stowmarket Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James Southgate 15 Mary Ann Southgate 5 Samuel Southgate 15 Susan Southgate 58 Thos Southgate 60 Thos Southgate 25 Reg

And........... Name: Elizabeth Southgate Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Gender: Female Where born: Suffolk, England Civil parish: Combs Hundred: Stow County/Island: Suffolk Country: England Registration district: Stow Sub-registration district: Stowmarket Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Abraham Southgate 7 Elizabeth Southgate 20 John Southgate 10 Mary Southgate 15 Saml Southgate 50 Thos Southgate 15 Zechoriah Southgate 9 Reg

Did they marry each other? 1851 Name: Elizabeth Southgate Age: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1819 Relation: Wife Spouse's name: Thomas Gender: Female Where born: Combs, Suffolk, England Civil parish: Combs County/Island: Suffolk Country: England Registration district: Stow Sub-registration district: Walsham ED, institution, or vessel: 3b Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 24 Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth Southgate 32 Elizabeth Southgate 6 Mary Ann Southgate 3 Susan Southgate 10 Mo Thomas Southgate 39 Thomas Southgate 8 Reg

Reggie, Yes, they did marry each other! That's baffling me a bit at the moment - first cousins weren't allowed to do that then, were they? Trying to work out exactly what their relationship was. Thanks for battling with Ancestry on my behalf. Regs Annie

I'm not aware that first cousins have ever been forbidden to marry.........may be wrong, of course! Reg

Gawd the airwaves are slow this morning .... just had a struggle getting back in! I'm sure I read some CofE 'rules' somewhere about who could marry who. Will have a google for it. Just getting worried about this lot in the small villages of Suffolk ......! Annie

Fact: No European country prohibits marriage between first cousins. It is also legal throughout Canada and Mexico to marry your cousin. The USA is the only western country with cousin marriage restrictions