Remember Rev.Thomas Leigh had inherited Stoneleigh from his fifth cousin twice removed (Mary Leigh) which means that the nearest common ancestor was his great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather (imaginatively named...Thomas Leigh!).

Forgive me, I said I was going to take a pause from writing to the board, but..well I'm starting that tomorrow :-)

Anielka,is it possible to explain in simple words for one who isn't familiar with the English(or American) terms what a "fifth cousin twice removed" means?
I had always thought that you could only be a cousin with someone through your uncle or aunt,someone of your own generation or younger.
But it seems from what you say that one can have a cousin relationship even through older generations?

Leif G-n