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1st Cousin Shared By Both Parents

Stanley959
Stanley959 ✭
September 16, 2022 edited September 16, 2022 in Family Tree

As I was researching my family tree, I came across my parents having the same first cousin. Does this happen a lot? Or am I closer to the royal family then I thought?

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  • dontiknowyou
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    September 16, 2022 edited September 16, 2022

    It happens a lot, especially in small communities: villages, religious minorities, occupations involving groups. Military families, mariner families, etc. Royalty is an hereditary occupation involving groups. Formerly, being closely related to all your neighbors was the norm, not the exception it is now.

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