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Marriage between cousins
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ZZzzz | Report | 10 Dec 2024 13:34 |
A couple I used to work with are cousins but decided not to have children in case there would be problems. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 9 Dec 2024 18:49 |
My great great aunt was interviewed on her 100th birthday, in 1936. |
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LondonBelle | Report | 9 Dec 2024 18:48 |
I think the problem may occur as mentioned by Names earlier :-0 |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 9 Dec 2024 17:51 |
ArgyllGran, I wondered about that too :-S |
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ArgyllGran | Report | 9 Dec 2024 16:57 |
There are several instances among my ancestors of cousins marrying. |
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LondonBelle | Report | 9 Dec 2024 15:40 |
I must admit before I started doing family research I thought it was illegal. Then when doing some research I came across a couple who were 1st cousins and I thought that's s not legal but it was only then when checking I found it was legal :-0. I think it was frowned upon back in the 19th Century and I know the above mentioned couple never had children, now whether that was by choice I have no idea :-0 |
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grannyfranny | Report | 9 Dec 2024 15:09 |
My parents are first cousins once removed, and as far as I know bro and I have no health issues. Our parents were brought up in the same town and as extended family mixed a lot in their childhood. Married quite late on though. |
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Florence61 | Report | 9 Dec 2024 14:16 |
I think its wrong. I have 1st cousins who married, had 3 children and each one had something wrong with them. |
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Linda | Report | 9 Dec 2024 14:10 |
I agree namelessone a one off is fine but when you get multiple time then you might get problems my 2 times great grandfather married his cousin and very thing is ok well I had a stroke at birth but I don’t think that was anything to do with that, I also know another family where cousins married and all their children are ok |
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nameslessone | Report | 9 Dec 2024 10:19 |
As a one off I think it is probably OK but I do think it needs to be stopped when all the children marry ist cousins and their children do the same and so it continues. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 9 Dec 2024 09:58 |
The issue of marriage between cousins in UK is to be discussed in Parliament tomorrow. |