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Title: Records of a divorce
Post by: erix on Thursday 07 April 05 17:39 BST (UK)

I know of an old gentleman who died about 3 years ago and was probably born before 1920. His mother divorced her husband before the second World War I believe. Is their any centralised records of decrees nisi and are any available on line?

Title: Re: Records of a divorce
Post by: Little Nell on Thursday 07 April 05 21:21 BST (UK)

Hi erix,

I don't think that divorce records are available online, but the National Archives produce a very informative leaflet about them:

http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=53

It might also be worth looking in local newspapers for any reports at the time.

Good luck

Nell