If it is not blood relationship, shouldn't it show it as "in-law" rather than "step"?
Hmmm - wait - what's the difference in "in-law" vs "step"? Both are legal relationships, not blood relationships. Never really thought about it before . . . Father-in-law (my spouse's father) step-Father (my mom's 2nd(?) father, not my blood father). But technically he is my father "by legal definition" (assuming I was adopted by him), so wouldn't that make him my "father-in-law"???? or "father-by-law"??? or "father-per-law"??? Along similar line: Uncle - my Dad's brother "Wife of Uncle" - my Dad's brother's wife "Aunt-in-law" - wouldn't that be another way of saying my Dad's Brother's wife? Guess rather than helping, I've thrown more confusion into the mix! Sorry! Bob On 06/28/2014 22:35, Pat Hickin wrote: > Thanks, Cathy, > Maybe if it said "3rd great-grandmother's *first *husband's father," I > wouldn't wonder -- or I would just look to see. Of course, I already > knew it wasn't a blood relationship. > > Pat > > > > > On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com > <mailto:genea...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > It's the relationship that is being called "step", not the 3rd > great-grandmother. > > It does seem a strange way to express the non-relationship. > > Strictly her first husband is not a step 3rd great-grandfather and > so his father is not a step 4th great grandfather but it's a way > of indicating that this isn't a blood relationship. If it just > said 3rd great-grandmother's husband's father, would you be left > wondering whether it was a blood relationship? > > So how would you describe the connection? > > Cathy > > Pat Hickin wrote: > > I am descended from a 3x grgrandmother and her 2nd husband. > > > > Can anyone tell me --Why does Legacy relationship calculator show my > > relation to her 1st husband’s father as my “step 3rd > > great-grandmother's husband's father†when she is not my > “step†(3rd) > > great-grandmother? > > > > Pat > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
