[Illustration:
Thos. Bloggs m . . . . . | +------------------------+------------+ | | | | | | | W. Snoggs m Kate Bloggs. | | | | | | | . . m Henry Bloggs. | Joseph Bloggs m | | | | +--------+-------------+ | | | | | | | | | Jane John Alf. Mary Bloggs m Snoggs Snoggs m Bloggs
]
The letter m stands for "married." It will be seen that John Snoggs can say to Joseph Bloggs, "You are my _father's brother-in-law_, because my father married your sister Kate; you are my _brother's father-in-law_, because my brother Alfred married your daughter Mary; and you are my _father-in-law's brother_, because my wife Jane was your brother Henry's daughter."
