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Staffordshire / Re: Where will i find divorce records?
« on: Monday 10 August 09 23:43 BST (UK) »
It's highly unlikely that Lucy would have got a divorce from her first husband. In those days, a divorce was difficult & expensive to obtain, and was not really an option for ordinary people. It's more likely that she either :
- married again without bothering to get a divorce (as already suggested). The very restrictive divorce laws meant that bigamy was more common than today!
- her first husband died before she married the second. I was wondering what evidence you have that the first Mr Thomas was transported to Australia? Transportation didn't officially end until 1868, but had been uncommon for some years before that.
- married again without bothering to get a divorce (as already suggested). The very restrictive divorce laws meant that bigamy was more common than today!
- her first husband died before she married the second. I was wondering what evidence you have that the first Mr Thomas was transported to Australia? Transportation didn't officially end until 1868, but had been uncommon for some years before that.