diff --git a/src/ChooseParents.py b/src/ChooseParents.py
index 627e6f3e9..cfc92834f 100644
--- a/src/ChooseParents.py
+++ b/src/ChooseParents.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class ChooseParents:
         self.flabel = self.glade.get_widget("flabel")
         self.mlabel = self.glade.get_widget("mlabel")
 
+        self.fcombo.set_popdown_strings(const.familyRelations)
+
         if self.family and self.family == self.person.getMainFamily():
             self.mrel.set_text(_("Birth"))
             self.frel.set_text(_("Birth"))
@@ -85,11 +87,9 @@ class ChooseParents:
                     self.mrel.set_text(_(mr))
                     self.frel.set_text(_(fr))
                     break
-                else:
-                    self.mrel.set_text(_("Birth"))
-                    self.frel.set_text(_("Birth"))
-
-        self.fcombo.set_popdown_strings(const.familyRelations)
+            else:
+                self.mrel.set_text(_("Birth"))
+                self.frel.set_text(_("Birth"))
 
         self.glade.signal_autoconnect({
             "on_motherList_select_row" : self.on_mother_list_select_row,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class ChooseParents:
         text = _("Choose the Parents of %s") % Config.nameof(self.person)
         self.title.set_text(text)
         if self.family:
-            self.prel.set_text(self.family.getRelationship())
+            self.prel.set_text(_(self.family.getRelationship()))
         else:
             self.on_prel_changed(self.prel)
         self.top.show()
diff --git a/src/gramps.glade b/src/gramps.glade
index d2ed37d79..d0c5e0df3 100644
--- a/src/gramps.glade
+++ b/src/gramps.glade
@@ -5032,7 +5032,7 @@ Unknown
 	    <editable>True</editable>
 	    <text_visible>True</text_visible>
 	    <text_max_length>0</text_max_length>
-	    <text>Birth</text>
+	    <text></text>
 	  </widget>
 	</widget>
       </widget>
@@ -5109,7 +5109,7 @@ Unknown
 	    <editable>False</editable>
 	    <text_visible>True</text_visible>
 	    <text_max_length>0</text_max_length>
-	    <text></text>
+	    <text>Birth</text>
 	  </widget>
 	</widget>
       </widget>
diff --git a/src/gramps_main.py b/src/gramps_main.py
index 863f8e270..8199694ec 100755
--- a/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ def load_family(family=None):
     if len(family_types) > 0:
         typeMenu = GtkMenu()
         if main_family:
-            menuitem = GtkMenuItem("Birth")
+            menuitem = GtkMenuItem(_("Birth"))
             menuitem.set_data("parents",main_family)
             menuitem.connect("activate",on_current_type_changed)
             menuitem.show()