General Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Born to be Together

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

MarilynB

MarilynB Report 29 Dec 2009 10:13

Thats what I though Liz, they met at 17 got engaged 2 years later, split up 2 years after that but remained best of friends, they always said if they had met when they were older they would not have split up.

They have now been together again for a couple of years but this is for keeps. I found the marriage about 3 years ago in the parish records and said it would be funny if they were related. Little did we know lol.

As I say, destined to be together.

Marilyn

Researching:
Stirrup, Williams, Winter, Newton, Johnson, Barrett, Bruce, Bruen, Hartley, Proffit, Rogers, all in Manchester and loads of other names and places

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 29 Dec 2009 00:00

That's fate eh Marilyn? Quite romantic really.

Lizx

Linda

Linda Report 28 Dec 2009 21:49

My gg grandfather married his cousin and went on to have five children, his brother married gg grandmothers sister, talk about keeping it in the family.

Researching:
Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry

AuntySherlock

AuntySherlock Report 28 Dec 2009 20:28

My OHs grandfather married his cousin. Their mothers were sisters. Still working on tracking them through the mists of time. So far no evidence of children from that marriage. OH is descended from his grandfather's second marriage. Well liaison. Oh golly they do say these sailor's like the ladies.

MarilynB

MarilynB Report 28 Dec 2009 20:25

I think they are destined to be together when the families meet like this. just wondering who my daughter is going to meet now lol.

Researching:
Stirrup, Williams, Winter, Newton, Johnson, Barrett, Bruce, Bruen, Hartley, Proffit, Rogers, all in Manchester and loads of other names and places

Jean (Monmouth)

Jean (Monmouth) Report 28 Dec 2009 19:38

My stepsister and her husband were distant relatives through shared scottish ancestry, and they met in Folkestone, Kent!

MarilynB

MarilynB Report 28 Dec 2009 18:29

Just found out that my son and his girlfriend are related by marriage. Both families a couple of generations back lived in the Manchester area and ended up via different places along the way, with the current generations living in Derbyshire.

Found out that my great uncle William married my son`s girlfriend`s great auntie Edna. What are the chances of that coincidence when the families started out in different parts of the country. My mum knew Edna very well.

It means that they are only related by marriage but William and Edna`s children are cousins once and twice removed.

Has anyone else found this.

Marilyn

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas and best wishes for the New Year

Researching:
Stirrup, Williams, Winter, Newton, Johnson, Barrett, Bruce, Bruen, Hartley, Proffit, Rogers, all in Manchester and loads of other names and places