The list of Affinities and People Who Cannot Marry
| People who cannot marry [1560] |
The list of Affinities and People Who Cannot Marry was laid down in 1560 as follows:
| A Man may not marry his | A Woman may not marry her |
|---|---|
| Grandmother | Grandfather |
| Grandfather's Wife | Grandmother's Husband |
| Wife's Grandmother | Husband's Grandfather |
| Father's Sister | Father's Brother |
| Mother's Sister | Mother's Brother |
| Father's Brother's Wife | Father's Sister's Husband |
| Mother's Brother's Wife | Mother's Sister's Husband |
| Wife's Father's Sister | Husband's Father's Brother |
| Wife's Mother's Sister | Husband's Mother's Brother |
| Mother | Father |
| Step-Mother | Step-Father |
| Wife's Mother | Husband's Father |
| Daughter | Son |
| Wife's Daughter | Husband's Son |
| Son's Wife | Daughter's Husband |
| Sister | Brother |
| Wife's Sister | Husband's Brother |
| Brother's Wife | Sister's Husband |
| Son's Daughter | Son's Son |
| Daughter's Daughter | Daughter's Son |
| Son's Son's Wife | Son's Daughter's Husband |
| Daughter's Son's Wife | Daughter's Daughter's Husband |
| Wife's Son's Daughter | Husband's Son's Son |
| Wife's Daughter's Daughter | Husband's Daughter's Son |
| Brother's Daughter | Brother's Son |
| Sister's Daughter | Sister's Son |
| Brother's Son's Wife | Brother's Daughter's Husband |
| Sister's Son's Wife | Sister's Daughter's Husband |
| Wife's Brother's Daughter | Husband's Brother's Son |
| Wife's Sister's Daughter | Husband's Sister's Son |
| People who cannot marry [1949] |
The 1949 Marriage Act revised the list to
| A man may not marry his | A woman may not marry her |
|---|---|
| Mother | Father |
| Daughter | Son |
| Father' Mother | Father's Father |
| Mother's Mother | Mother's Father |
| Son's Daughter | Son's Son |
| Daughter's daughter | Daughter's son |
| Sister | Brother |
| Father's Daughter | Father's Son |
| Mother' Daughter | Mother's Son |
| Wife's Mother | Husband's father |
| Wife's Daughter | Husband's Son |
| Father's Wife | Mother's Husband |
| Son's Wife | Daughter's Husband |
| Father's Father's Wife | Father's Mother's Husband |
| Mother's Father's Wife | Mother's Mother's Husband |
| Wife's Father's Mother | Husband's Father's Father |
| Wife's Mother's Mother | Husband's Mother's father |
| Wife's Son's Daughter | Husband's Son's Son |
| Wife's Daughter's Daughter | Husband's Daughter's Son |
| Son's Son's Wife | Son's Daughter's Husband |
| Daughter's Son's Wife | Daughter's Daughter's Husband |
| Father's Sister | Father's Brother |
| Mother's Sister | Mother's Brother |
| Brother's Daughter | Brother's Son |
| Sister's Daughter | Sister's Son |
| People who cannot marry |
The following blood relatives are forbidden to marry
| A man may not marry his | A woman may not marry her |
|---|---|
| Mother | Father |
| Daughter | Son |
| Grandmother | Grandfather |
| Granddaughter | Grandson |
| Sister | Brother |
| Half Sister | Half Brother |
| Aunt | Uncle |
| Half Aunt | Half Uncle |
| Niece | Nephew |
| Half Niece | Half Nephew |
| In-laws Who Can Marry |
| A man can marry his | A woman can marry her |
|---|---|
| Former wife's father's mother (Grandmother-in-law) | Former husband's father's father (Grandfather-in-law) |
| Former wife's mother's mother (Grandmother-in-law) | Former husband's mother's father (Grandfather-in-law) |
| Son's son's former wife (Granddaughter-in-law) | Son's daughter's former husband (Grandson-in-law) |
| Daughter's son's former wife (Granddaughter-in-law) | Daughter's daughter's former husband (Grandson-in-law) |
| People who can marry |
| A man can marry his | A woman can marry her |
|---|---|
| Former wife's daughter (Step-daughter) | Former husband's son (Step-son) |
| Father's former wife (Step-mother) | Mother's former husband (Step-father) |
| Father's father's former wife (Step-grandmother) | Father's mother's former husband (Step-grandfather) |
| Mother's father's former wife (Step-grandmother) | Mother's mother's former husband (Step-grandfather) |
| Former wife's son's daughter (Step-granddaughter) | Former husband's son's son (Step-grandson) |
| Former wife's daughter's daughter (Step-granddaughter) | Former husband's daughter's son (Step-grandson) |
| In-laws Who Can Marry |
| A man can marry his | A woman can marry her |
|---|---|
| Former wife's mother (Mother-in-law) | Former husband's father(Father-in-law) |
| Son's former wife (Daughter-in-law) | Daughter's former husband (Son-in-law) |
Page Ref: QQ_190
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