Sorry I haven't been around for a while but family ersearch had to take aback seat for a bit. I'm now back in the saddle (ish) and have come across a conumdrum that I would like some help with if possible. I'm doing my father's side of the family - the Cozens - which come with the added problem of the different spellings. Using my father's hand written tree from the 1970s which appears to have correct information - if in the wrong place - it shows below a set of Cozens parents - Samuel Cozens m Ann Bugg (correct) then on the same line it shows a daughter m a Mr Prier. Under this copule it shows an Edmund, Agnes and Samuel. In my Gt Gt grandfather's (1788 - 1869) Samuel Cozens' will of 1869 Edmund Prier is an Executor and the relationship is down as nephew. He is left £5 to buy to ring. Now this is where I need help. To me a nephew is either the son of one of your own siblings or the son of your wife's siblings. Could/Would the term nephew be used in any other way? The reason I ask is that I can only find my 2xgt grandfather with brothers but I'm beginning to think that quite possibly the top of the tree is the most suspect. There are definitley Bugg sisters - Eleanor (m twice: first Mr Bacon in the late 1790s but can't locate it, then James Wagstaff on 6 Feb 1815 at St Mary's Newington with Samuel as a witness, Thamar (spinster), Mary and another two unnamed sisters. The Buggs seem to come from Parham in Suffolk. Any help gratefully received - even if it is to tell me to stop asking silly questions!
Many thanks Bo
Many thanks Bo
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