Spangle
20-05-2009, 9:41 PM
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 senior had at the house a visitor and her family. The visitor's three children all bore her own surname, including a boy called James, who was born in 1854.
Then came the 1861 and the "visitor" was now his housekeeper... a couple more children had been born and they were all called Teatheredge/Teatheridge, although their mum remained a Wing.
Finally James made an honest woman of his lady and they married in 1864.
I appreciate that the chances are that there was a spot of bigamy going on here but just in case, where would I look for divorce records for James and Margaret, his first wife?
I can find no trace of her or her children apart from her marriage and their births and so I don't think that James was widowed, unless I am missing something or not looking in the right places, so I am a bit confused. Can anyone advise please?
The 1851 census shows that Margaret and the children were gone and that James senior had at the house a visitor and her family. The visitor's three children all bore her own surname, including a boy called James, who was born in 1854.
Then came the 1861 and the "visitor" was now his housekeeper... a couple more children had been born and they were all called Teatheredge/Teatheridge, although their mum remained a Wing.
Finally James made an honest woman of his lady and they married in 1864.
I appreciate that the chances are that there was a spot of bigamy going on here but just in case, where would I look for divorce records for James and Margaret, his first wife?
I can find no trace of her or her children apart from her marriage and their births and so I don't think that James was widowed, unless I am missing something or not looking in the right places, so I am a bit confused. Can anyone advise please?