Forum: Divorce

Hello all: After years of searching for my great aunt and her family I recently just Googled her full married name. It returned information of a divorce from her husband and named the informant. For 8.50 (sorry no symbol on CDN. keyboard) I was able to obtain a copy of the marriage certificate...

My Great Aunt Sophia Walls married Ludolf Withowski in Hastings in 1867 but he is on the 1851 census living in Hertford married to Amelia Small. In 1869 he pops up in Eastbourne marrying Annie Woodhall! I'm sure this is one and the same person as the name is so unusual and the dates of birth match....

In Rochdale about 1932 (my late father told me he was about 6 years old at the time) my paternal grandparents split up. I have no idea whether they formally divorced - certainly my grandmother never remarried and remained 'Mrs Buckley' for the rest of her life. However, my father remembered, as a...

I'm looking for a divorce c1926. The couple (both British though the wife was born in France) lived in Berlin, though the husband travelled a great deal. The husband remarried in London in January 1927 and I have the marriage certificate describing both parties as divorced. I have found his...

I received Digital Images from Nat. Archives, but I'm unclear about the outcome. 1. Petition for Judicial Separation filed by the Petitioner on Feb 5, 1895. 2. Various affidavits were filed from Petitioner & Respondent through May 1895. 3. May 23, Petitioner filed Petition for...

I have a similar problem to yours, Brian, but this happened in the 20th century. My great-aunt married in the US in 1920. For the chap she married, I have his birth, marriage and death certificates along with the birth certificates of 2 children in England. In 1906 he married and he and his...

I have unearthed the beginnings of a divorce record from TNA today - they only gave me ten of forty pages and because it's Friday I can't get my hands on the rest until Monday. |computer| Anyway the good news is that I have seen enough to know that I have the right man. As yet I don't have...

I am coming across quite a few divorces now in my family - all listed under the J77 catalogue at TNA, but at £8.50 a throw I don't want to go mad ordering them all if they aren't going to give me any crucial details. Tonight I have plumped for one of the more interesting ones in 1860, when my...

Hi all BGers Does anyone know how to find Divorce records? My grandfather married 2 ladies named Ada- |blush| one in 1930 and my own grandmother in 1937. Both in Halifax and with similar surnames Jackson and Johnson |banghead| Is is possible he could move across a valley and marry again without...

Hi fellow posters, I hope someone can help me with a problem regarding the divorce of my Gt Grandfather. In 1872 my Gt Grandfather petitioned for a divorce from his wife on the grounds of her adultery.It was proved and he was granted the decree nisi unless there was sufficient cause to show that...

I am trying to find information on a divorce between my mother and father, I remember this was when I was very young due to him having two familes at the same time. I have a half brother or sister somewhere there is only 6months between our ages. I know there was supposed to be payments made to...

I have now come to the conclusion that my Grandmother had a Poor Mans Divorce - Bigamy! After searching for over 12 years for my grandfather - he walked out of the church after the marriage ceremony and never stopped! My grandmother remarried as a widow 6 years later (I can't find grandfathers...

I wonder if someone can help me, please? I'm trying to trace a divorce / annullment. It will be dated in the range1880-1895. I know the names of the husband and wife and the date of their marriage. I've been on the National Archives website but was bewildered by all the titles and (to me)...

A direct ancestor, James Teatheredge (aka Teatheridge) was married twice. The first marriage was to Margeret Whiteley, in 1842. They had two children, one born the year before the marriage and one, James, in 1843. The 1851 census shows that Margaret and the children were gone and that James...

What kind of information should I expect to see on the TNA records for a divorce that took place in 1930's. The wife was the appellant and the husband the respondent. Would it give the details of why the divorce was initiated in the first place and would it give detail of child custody. Did the...

When men remarried did they have to have the first wife's permission to do so? Did they have to prove that they were divorced? Would this show on the new marriage certificate? Would it give any information of the first wife? The time period would be around 1910 - 1933. Many thanks Kerrie

Hi all, does anyone know where I can find the judicial separation records for a possible separation in West Ham, Essex approx. 1881-1900? I have searched the TNAs divorce records and have found nothing so I just wanted to check if there was a separation instead which was granted locally by a...

Hi, Just to confirm my understanding of the many threads on here. If I need details of any divorce post 1937 it is very unlikely to be available online, and I have to apply (somehow!?!) to the Courts. Apologies if I am being dense, but I studied hard for my O level in stupidity and have...

can someone who was married in canada obtain a divorce in the uk?

Hello folks, Does anyone know the answer to this one please before I keep on chasing something that may not even exist to chase?!|help| I'm trying to settle an old family row that has divided the family for years now, once and for all. But it means I must try and track down the...