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13-01-21, 09:42
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Brother in law and uncle
In the late 1600s/early 1700s were these terms used to mean anything other than:
BIL - husband of your sister/sister in law or brother of your wife uncle - brother of a parent? I'm going through wills to work out relationships and need to know I'm covering all potential bases.
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13-01-21, 10:14
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Brother-in-law was also used for what we call stepbrother.
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13-01-21, 10:18
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And uncle could be used to mean any older male relative. Also of course could be spouse's uncle.
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KiteRunner Family History News updated 22nd Jan Lancashire WW2 Home Guard records new on Ancestry
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13-01-21, 11:01
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Thanks. I forgot the spouse's uncle when writing this.
Any older male relative might throw a spanner in the works. Step-brother, or sister, might well be another issue I'm having with this family. The transcripts don't always record widow/er and the wills I've seen so far seem to gloss over previous marriages and assume you know the situation.
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Toni
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Yesterday, 16:45
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My favourite is "brother of the half blood", it's worth its' weight in gold.
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Joseph Goulson 1707-1780 My sledging hammer lies declined, my bellows too have lost their wind My fire's extinct, my forge decay'd, and in the dust my vice is laid My coal is spent, my iron's gone My nails are drove, my work is done Lord receive my soul
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