Post by terrywhite on Feb 15, 2009 8:24:29 GMT -5
I'm sure others can match or beat the following, but it's certainly fun:-
Great-great-great-great-grandma Elizabeth VINCENT (A) married Richard LANYON (α).
Elizabeth's brother, Oliver VINCENT (B) married Richard's sister, Elizabeth (β).
Elizabeth and Oliver (A/B)'s sister, Peggy VINCENT (C) married Richard and Elizabeth (α/β)'s first cousin, John LANYON (μ).
Elizabeth, Oliver and Peggy's brother William (D) married Elizabeth Gill (ό), Richard and Elizabeth (α/β)'s sister Mary(π)’s daughter.
Elizabeth (ό)’s sister Mary married Simon Lanyon, son of John and Peggy.
Henry (γ), brother of Richard and Elizabeth (α/β), married his cousin Isabella (ν), sister of John (μ) and his brother, Henry (ρ).
This Henry (ρ) married Richard and Elizabeth (α/A)'s daughter, Elizabeth (ξ).
Elizabeth (ξ)’s brother Richard married Catherine, daughter of Simon, the brother of Richard (α).
So, from the point of view of this last Elizabeth (ξ), her husband was brother-in-law to both her aunt Peggy and her uncle Henry, her uncle Oliver was also her uncle-by-marriage, and brother-in-law to his sister, her aunt Peggy was her sister-in-law, her uncle William was married to her cousin Elizabeth, who was also her brother-in-law’s sister-in-law, her brother-in-law John was brother-in-law to both uncle Henry and aunt Isabella, her great-uncle was her father-in-law and also her aunt Peggy's father-in-law, her uncle Henry was her brother-in law, her aunt Isabella was her sister-in-law as well as her aunt’s sister-in-law and her brother-in-law’s sister-in-law, her aunt was her cousin’s mother-in-law, her uncle was her cousin’s brother-in-law, her sister-in-law was her cousin, and I'm sixth cousin, once removed, to myself.
Great-great-great-great-grandma Elizabeth VINCENT (A) married Richard LANYON (α).
Elizabeth's brother, Oliver VINCENT (B) married Richard's sister, Elizabeth (β).
Elizabeth and Oliver (A/B)'s sister, Peggy VINCENT (C) married Richard and Elizabeth (α/β)'s first cousin, John LANYON (μ).
Elizabeth, Oliver and Peggy's brother William (D) married Elizabeth Gill (ό), Richard and Elizabeth (α/β)'s sister Mary(π)’s daughter.
Elizabeth (ό)’s sister Mary married Simon Lanyon, son of John and Peggy.
Henry (γ), brother of Richard and Elizabeth (α/β), married his cousin Isabella (ν), sister of John (μ) and his brother, Henry (ρ).
This Henry (ρ) married Richard and Elizabeth (α/A)'s daughter, Elizabeth (ξ).
Elizabeth (ξ)’s brother Richard married Catherine, daughter of Simon, the brother of Richard (α).
So, from the point of view of this last Elizabeth (ξ), her husband was brother-in-law to both her aunt Peggy and her uncle Henry, her uncle Oliver was also her uncle-by-marriage, and brother-in-law to his sister, her aunt Peggy was her sister-in-law, her uncle William was married to her cousin Elizabeth, who was also her brother-in-law’s sister-in-law, her brother-in-law John was brother-in-law to both uncle Henry and aunt Isabella, her great-uncle was her father-in-law and also her aunt Peggy's father-in-law, her uncle Henry was her brother-in law, her aunt Isabella was her sister-in-law as well as her aunt’s sister-in-law and her brother-in-law’s sister-in-law, her aunt was her cousin’s mother-in-law, her uncle was her cousin’s brother-in-law, her sister-in-law was her cousin, and I'm sixth cousin, once removed, to myself.