"S Viemeister" wrote in message
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On 10/19/2012 4:59 AM, GordonD wrote:
"S Viemeister" wrote in message
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On 10/18/2012 8:56 PM, Arcadian Rises wrote:

Wasn't a brother supposed to take care, even marry, the widow of his
deceased brother?

In the Old Testament, yes. Not all that long ago in the UK, it was
against the law to marry your deceased spouse's sibling.


How long ago was that? My grandfather's first wife died and he married
her sister - that was in 1929.

In Scotland, the Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act of 1907, and the
Deceased Brother's Widow's Marriage Act of 1921 made marriage to a
deceased spouse's sibling legal - so your grandad wasn't breaking the law.


Thanks!
--
Gordon Davie
Edinburgh, Scotland

"Slipped the surly bonds of Earth...to touch the face of God."