Hi can anyone please help decipher the Latin on the marriage of Matthew McDermott and Anne O'Hara at Cootehall on 9.2.1874. I can see that they are blood related - (san)guinitatis gradibus - but cannot read the rest of the entry. They are likely to be 1st or 2nd cousins as both had mothers with the surname Lavin.
Thank you.
Fionn
Fionn
Thursday 17th Mar 2022, 11:57AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Fionn,
To me it reads as
in 4 in 4 consanguinitatis gradibus
If that is what it is, it means they were cousins to the 4th degree, i.e. 3rd cousins. They shared a common great-great-grandparent.
All the best,
Mary
Mary
Friday 18th Mar 2022, 11:40PM -
Thank you Mary.
Degrees of consanguinity are confusing.
Consanguinity seems to be based on degrees of separation i. e.
1° parent, children
2° grandparent, siblings, grandchildren
3° great grandparents, aunts/uncles, nieces/nephews, great grandchildren
4° great great grandparents, great aunts/uncles, 1st cousins, great grand nieces/nephews
Based on that and the word "cousine" added to the marriage cert of Matthew and Anne, would you agree that they were 1st cousins?
Best wishes.
FionnFionn
Sunday 20th Mar 2022, 09:40AM