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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 26,180 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	17 Oct 2008 17:02
	I think it was fairly common for a young woman to 'keep house' for relatives, including unmarried older uncles. I had one such case and I must admit I was relieved to see that she later married someone her own age and moved away. Uncle was an unmarried farmer so I suppose it made practical sense for her to be there at first. Gwyn
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 35 Send Message	phatton	Report	17 Oct 2008 16:43
	guess that discounts it then (I hope) as they lived in the same road as the rest of the family.....phew..... Thanks for the re-assurance
	Researching: Hatton London Lambeth
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 35 Send Message	phatton	Report	17 Oct 2008 13:17
	Does anyone know how common partnerships between people of the same family is likely to have been in the mid-1800's? I have what appears to be an Uncle and Niece who lived as man and wife. I realise that they couldn't have married, but how severely would society have viewed such a union (if it's correct)? Thanks
	Researching: Hatton London Lambeth