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Not 100% Written by Line (1/25/2004 2:22 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Entails.., penned by DeborahAnn

] Until the 1878 Married Women's Property Act, everything a woman owned became her husband's on their marriage.

This is true, but as Julie mentions, the law could be at least partly circumvented if the bride-to-be had a smart, foresighted parent or guardian and a good lawyer (solicitor?) to draw up her marriage settlement (the equivalent of the modern "prenup") before the wedding. Of course, all too often this didn't happen.

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Random observations from Mr. Collins Kristen G. (1/23/2004 4:44 p.m.)

In regard to first observation... Mandy N (1/24/2004 6:44 a.m.)
Some more Collins musings Art (1/24/2004 12:30 a.m.)
- Mr. C's knowledge of the Bennets Line (1/24/2004 10:25 p.m.)
  - Spring Ordination.. DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 9:58 a.m.)
  - I agree kathleen (elder) (1/25/2004 8:47 a.m.)
- Trying to impress her? KateL (1/24/2004 3:36 p.m.)
  - That would be my guess... Christiana (1/24/2004 11:15 p.m.)
- Not wishing to interrupt Antoinette (1/24/2004 2:05 p.m.)
Mrs. Jenkinson Vania (1/23/2004 9:24 p.m.)
I don't know about ... Line (1/23/2004 6:33 p.m.)
- Random speculation KateL (1/23/2004 6:59 p.m.)
  - Real life Mr. Collins Antoinette (1/24/2004 2:09 p.m.)
  - The unshakable Mr. Collins Daphne (1/23/2004 9:07 p.m.)
    - Was Mr. Collins... Vania (1/23/2004 9:33 p.m.)
      - I wonder if ... Line (1/24/2004 9:47 a.m.)
      - Basically agree...   Mandy N (1/24/2004 6:06 a.m.)
        
        Yes, he did   B. Michelle (1/24/2004 10:30 a.m.)
        
        A different take   Line (1/24/2004 10:14 p.m.)
        
        Poor, silly Mr Collins.   Mandy N (1/24/2004 8:07 p.m.)
        
        Was the "disagreement"   Vania (1/24/2004 11:42 p.m.)
        
        My impression...   Mandy N (1/25/2004 4:45 a.m.)
        
        Ah,...the entail(long)   JulieW (1/25/2004 11:40 a.m.)
        
        lack of connections   Diane Margaret (1/25/2004 6:39 p.m.)
        
        I've thougt about this too.   JulieW (1/26/2004 8:01 a.m.)
        
        Personality clash   KateL (1/26/2004 1:57 p.m.)
        
        her people   Diane Margaret (1/26/2004 9:05 a.m.)
        
        Other Possibilities???   BarbaraB (1/25/2004 3:56 p.m.)
        
        Entails..   DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 12:35 p.m.)
        
        Not 100%   Line (1/25/2004 2:22 p.m.)
        
        Well........   JulieW (1/25/2004 1:12 p.m.)
        
        Relationship of Collins, Sr to Mr Bennet   kathleen (elder) (1/25/2004 12:26 p.m.)
        
        Cousinship   Line (1/25/2004 2:02 p.m.)
        
        Cousins..   DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 12:55 p.m.)
        
        But Mr Collins   JulieW (1/25/2004 1:13 p.m.)
        
        Mr Collins was certainly a cousin   JulieW (1/25/2004 12:48 p.m.)
        
        The probable descent was thus:   JulieW (1/25/2004 1:48 p.m.)
        
        Mr Bennet..   DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 2:19 p.m.)
        
        Well   JulieW (1/25/2004 2:28 p.m.)

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