It is most certainly the practice in my family to call them simply Aunt and Uncle. We are talking here, however, about the blood relationships. The Uncle, in your case, is Uncle by blood, whereas the Aunt is Aunt by marriage. That is the case where the genealogical designation is wife of Uncle.
Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Templeman<mailto:gtemplem...@comcast.net> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com<mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 7:10 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Incorrect Relationships ----- Original Message ----- From: "Art Seddon" <ased...@artseddon.com<mailto:ased...@artseddon.com>> To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com<mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Incorrect Relationships > Gary Templeman correctly writes: > > Hogwash. The Grand Uncle (or Aunt) is a brother (or sister) to one of his > grandgathers or grandmothers. Whether the Uncle or Aunt has any children > or > not is irrelevent. My brother is still an Uncle, and related to, my > children > even though he has none of his own. > > Gary Templeman > > But your brother's wife is your childrens aunt only by marriage and should > be listed as the uncle's wife. > > Right? > > Art Seddon > > I would think from a genealogical perspective that would be correct. When we go to visit however, my children address them as Uncle and Aunt, not Uncle and his wife. I don't know if that casual vernacular is the pattern in all families or other parts of the world however. Gary Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/<http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
