MIXED RELATIONSHIP

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1601, 5 July 1887, Page 3

MIXED RELATIONSHIP

Many people who have been baffled at times when attempting to Bettle Borne puzzling degree of relationship, will perhaps appreciate the following mixed family affair :— A father, son, and grandson, married three sisters. That looks simpie enough doe3n't it? Well, let ub ccc : — No. 1. John the father married Abigail. No. 2 Benjamin, Bon of John, married Betsy. No 3. Charles, Bin of BeDJ*min, mar* rled Caroline. What then ? John is brother to his son. I John is brother to his grandson. John is grandfather to his daughter. John is grandfather to his sister. John ia father to his wife. John is father (o hia grandson. Benjamin is brother to his father. Banjsmln is brother to his son. Benjamin is brother to his mother. { Benjamin is brother to hia daughter. Benjamin is the son of his sister. Bsojamin is the husband of his sister. Charles is brother to hiß father. Charles is brother to his grandfather. Charles is brother to hia mother. Charles is brother to his grandmother, Charles is grandnephew to his mother. Charles is grandnephew to his v»if->. Charles is the grandchild to hlB aunt. Charles is married to anothor aunt. Charles is the son of his aant. Charles is the husband of hiß sister. Of all the sad, sad things of life, the saddest must be to be boro of one's aunt — no mother .