diff --git a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/ancestor.py b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/ancestor.py
index 8ddc57fd8..7c75cb90d 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/ancestor.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/ancestor.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ class Ancestor(Gramplet):
         """
         if active_handle:
             person = self.dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(active_handle)
-            if person:
-                family_handle = person.get_main_parents_family_handle()
+            family_handle = person.get_main_parents_family_handle()
+            if family_handle:
                 family = self.dbstate.db.get_family_from_handle(family_handle)
                 if family and (family.get_father_handle() or
                                family.get_mother_handle()):
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/children.py b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/children.py
index 78e37d0fc..31daf7101 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/children.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/children.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from gramps.gui.editors import EditPerson
 from gramps.gui.listmodel import ListModel, NOSORT
 from gramps.gen.plug import Gramplet
+from gramps.gen.plug.report.utils import find_spouse
 from gramps.gen.const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
 _ = glocale.translation.gettext
 from gramps.gen.display.name import displayer as name_displayer
@@ -128,19 +129,18 @@ class PersonChildren(Children):
         active_person = self.dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(active_handle)
         for family_handle in active_person.get_family_handle_list():
             family = self.dbstate.db.get_family_from_handle(family_handle)
-            self.display_family(family, active_handle)
+            self.display_family(family, active_person)
         self.set_has_data(self.model.count > 0)
 
-    def display_family(self, family, active_handle):
+    def display_family(self, family, active_person):
         """
         Display the children of given family.
         """
-        father_handle = family.get_father_handle()
-        mother_handle = family.get_mother_handle()
-        if father_handle == active_handle:
-            spouse = self.dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(mother_handle)
+        spouse_handle = find_spouse(active_person, family)
+        if spouse_handle:
+            spouse = self.dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(spouse_handle)
         else:
-            spouse = self.dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(father_handle)
+            spouse = None
 
         for child_ref in family.get_child_ref_list():
             child = self.dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(child_ref.ref)
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/events.py b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/events.py
index 398e9d84f..de24e90fa 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/events.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/events.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from gramps.gui.editors import EditEvent
 from gramps.gen.lib import EventRoleType
 from gramps.gui.listmodel import ListModel, NOSORT
 from gramps.gen.plug import Gramplet
+from gramps.gen.plug.report.utils import find_spouse
 from gramps.gui.dbguielement import DbGUIElement
 from gramps.gen.const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
 _ = glocale.translation.gettext
@@ -199,16 +200,22 @@ class PersonEvents(Events):
                 self.add_event_ref(event_ref)
             for family_handle in active_person.get_family_handle_list():
                 family = self.dbstate.db.get_family_from_handle(family_handle)
-                father_handle = family.get_father_handle()
-                mother_handle = family.get_mother_handle()
-                if father_handle == active_handle:
-                    spouse = self.dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(mother_handle)
-                else:
-                    spouse = self.dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(father_handle)
-                for event_ref in family.get_event_ref_list():
-                    self.add_event_ref(event_ref, spouse)
+                self.display_family(family, active_person)
         self.set_has_data(self.model.count > 0)
 
+    def display_family(self, family, active_person):
+        """
+        Display the events for the given family.
+        """
+        spouse_handle = find_spouse(active_person, family)
+        if spouse_handle:
+            spouse = self.dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(spouse_handle)
+        else:
+            spouse = None
+
+        for event_ref in family.get_event_ref_list():
+            self.add_event_ref(event_ref, spouse)
+
     def get_start_date(self):
         """
         Get the start date for a person, usually a birth date, or