A PUZZLE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 11043, 17 February 1933, Page 4

A PUZZLE

BETTER THAN A CROSSWORD. An extraordinary series of family relationships has been described to the Sydney Sunday Sun by Miss Eileen Boland, of Enfield, who asks: "Can you beat this?” 1. “Three of my mother’s, aunts married three brpthers, living in the Goulburn district, and three of my father’s aunts married three brothers also of the Goulburn district.

2. “My mother’s eldest sister married her own cousin, and their eldest daughter married my father’s youngest brother.

3, “My mother’s brother married my father’s sister, therefore brother and sister married sister and brother.

4.’ “My parents were already related over 40 years ago through cousins of my father’s and mother’s marrying.” Details and some of the unusual relationships produced between members' of the family by intermarriage are given by Mr and Mrs J. E. Boland, of 284 Liverpool-road, Enfield, ■■ Mr? Boland (nee Roberts) had three aunts, the Misses H., J., and L. Roberts, who married respectively Messrs W., J., and J. Frost. Three of lier husband’s; aunts (Misses Boland) married Three brothers Taylor. The Frosts and Taylors are well known in the Goulburn district. When Mrs G. E. Boland’s sister (Miss A. J. Roberts) married, she did not Change her surname, for her husband, already her cousin, was Mr A. A. Roberts, of Eastwood. Then the daughter of this couple (Miss A: A. Roberts) married Mr W. L. Boland. They, too, live at Eastwood. With this last marriage, Mrs J. E. Balond's niece became also her sister-in-law, and Mr J. E. .Boland’s ' sis-ter-i-nlaw’s child was also his sister-in-law. 1

\Jdrs W. L. Boland has three chibdren. Mrs J. E. Boland is‘ their aunt; and great-aunt, and Mr J. E. Boland thir uncle and'great uncle. Through this marriage Mrs J. E. Boland’s cousin became also her brother-in-law. Many more paradoxes of relationship could be traced through this family, Mr J. E. Boland, who is a butcher at Enfield, jokingly considers that he might copyright the details and offer it as an alternative to those who like their brains teased with crossword and jigsaw pussies.