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The Common Room / Re: Advice/Help with Previous marriage dissolved please.
« on: Tuesday 30 December 25 19:13 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Galium on Tuesday 30 December 25 12:33 GMT (UK)
Have you tried local newspapers for a report of the divorce?  By the '60s, a divorce would have become less newsworthy than in earlier times, but that would depend on the circumstances.

Also, before the Divorce Reform act of 1969, (which came into force 1 January 1971), only the 'innocent' party could petition for divorce, so if either of the couple you are looking at had a spouse who didn't wish to cooperate (for a while at any rate), they might have gone to live together elsewhere before they were free to marry. 

If electoral registers and telephone directories are available for the relevant areas you might be able to tell how long they were still at the address where they lived with their first spouses, and when they start appearing in the place where they married.

Thank you very much Galium for your reply and your suggestions.

The local library does have the local paper on microfilm, so that might be an option. The local library also has electoral registers, never gave those a thought, so thats a great shout  ;). Think I will try exploring those first, see where the information and detail takes me.

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The Common Room / Re: Advice/Help with Previous marriage dissolved please.
« on: Tuesday 30 December 25 12:01 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: susieroe on Tuesday 30 December 25 09:09 GMT (UK)
As this couple lived local to you it is possible that they would likely use solicitors from the local area. Maybe, one or both even had a family solicitor who had dealt with previous family matters. This might be found from records of earlier generations. A long shot. and a long haul, but could you trawl through solicitors' names from the time and make enquiries from them? I assume you only need the year and place so they might be willing to give you these.

Thankyou very much susieroe for your reply and for the details you enclose.

There are presently 6 solicitors in the vicinity, two are newish, one has amalgamated with another firm and three are still in business from the 1960s.

It could be worth a visit to those three, however, when I enquired last year about a deceased ancestors Coroners Inquest I was informed that only very close family members would be able to apply for access. Just wondering if the same restrictions may apply in respect of the divorce paperwork?

There is a conundrum though, did they elope first before get their marriages dissolved in Yorkshire or would the marriages have been dissolved locally?

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The Common Room / Re: Advice/Help with Previous marriage dissolved please.
« on: Monday 29 December 25 16:05 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: AntonyMMM on Monday 29 December 25 15:30 GMT (UK)
The series is J 77, but you won't find anything that recent there.

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/divorce/


You can order a copy of the decree absolute, but not any case papers, from the court service but it can be expensive if you don't have the full details.

https://www.gov.uk/copy-decree-absolute-final-order


Many thanks AnthonyMMM for your reply and the links you supply.

Yep, thats the one J77 and as you mention (now that I have clicked the link) nothing recent.

I have also clicked the Gov.Uk link too. Like you say, it can be expensive, especially as I have no details or 16 digit case number.

Once again many thanks, I appreciate you taking the time to research and post your findings  :)

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The Common Room / Advice/Help with Previous marriage dissolved please.
« on: Monday 29 December 25 15:21 GMT (UK)  »
Recently ordered a 1967 marriage certificate for an ancestor of mine.

Both parties have listed in the condition box of the duplicate marriage certificate "Previous marriage dissolved".

It has been a couple of years or more since I last used the National Archives website, I am sure there was a section dedicated to divorce records ( vaguely recall something like J33 ), anyway couldn`t locate this section when I signed in yesterday. I just clicked on Catalogue and entered the name of each ancestor using dates from 1960 to 1970. On each occasion I received the following message "We did not find any results for your search".

Although I do not have subscription to Anc***** ( but I can use my local library edition when I next visit ) I did enter both my ancestors names into the search box. Nothing came up in the results options apart from birth, marriage and death records. Not even a mention in wills or family trees.

Not to be beaten I thought I would try BNA, again I do not have subscription but the local library does have a version. Sadly no relevant results were highlighted.

The only other point that may be worth mentioning. Both ancestors lived local to my vicinity with their previous partners before they travelled over 100 miles away and remarried in Yorkshire. I believe they stayed there until my male ancestor passed away.

Would appreciate some advice on where to search next.

Many thanks in advance for all offers of help  ;)

Steve

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Leicestershire / Re: Cherub Clothing. Charles Street. Leicester.
« on: Sunday 21 December 25 22:09 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: RogerFoi on Monday 15 December 25 13:30 GMT (UK)
They are mainly of the "shop floor" eg knitting rooms etc

Just popped back to Rootschat on the off chance ( unfortunately the notify me by email when a reply is posted does not appear to be working at present despite placing a tick in the box  :( ) and seen your reply.

Would be more than happy to view any photos you have and most certainly very curious to see the inside  ;)

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Leicestershire / Re: Cherub Clothing. Charles Street. Leicester.
« on: Saturday 13 December 25 23:24 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: RogerFoi on Wednesday 10 December 25 20:13 GMT (UK)
I've got a few photos of the Cherub Factory, but having recently moved they are stuck in the family history boxes!!
After Xmas I'll dig them out and post them.
Looking forward to reading Mary, Quite Contrary

Thankyou for your reply, will have to keep a look out for those photos when you post them although I am hoping to receive an email from Rootschat chat reminding me that someone has placed a response to this thread.

I did visit Leicester City centre in July this year to visit some of the addresses that my ancestors used to live and work. Took a photo of the old Cherub Clothing building in Charles Street but looking forward to viewing the ones you have  ;)






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Leicestershire Lookup Requests / Re: Burial Look Up please for 1901 Leicester.
« on: Thursday 02 October 25 23:16 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: willsy on Thursday 02 October 25 22:04 BST (UK)
Hi Steve

At Welford Road, buried in the same grave

Unconsecrated
O   281   C

SKELSON   JAMES   1859   MAY   17   1   WARRINGTON STREET   ALL SAINTS   
SKELSON   ALFRED GEORGE   1862   OCT   5   9MTHS   FROG ISLAND   ALL SAINTS   
SKELSON   ALBERT   1864   AUG   4   18MTHS   FROG ISLAND   ALL SAINTS   
SKELSON   ARTHUR   1865   DEC   7   9MTHS   COURT C FROG ISLAND   ALL SAINTS   
SKELSON   SARAH   1880   OCT   6   55   BRADGATE STREET   SAINT LEONARD   
SKELSON   WILLIAM   1901   NOV   7   78   THE WORKHOUSE   LEICESTER   

Also listed
HAMPSON   ---   1859   MAY   17   STBN   14 MILTON STREET   SAINT MARGARET   
child of Sarah


Hi Willsy,

Many thanks for your reply, great to hear from you and I hope you are keeping well  ;)

Really appreciate you taking the time to look up and post your findings  ;D

Thankyou so much, Steve

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Leicestershire Lookup Requests / Burial Look Up please for 1901 Leicester.
« on: Thursday 02 October 25 21:06 BST (UK)  »
Just been going over some old notes and realised I do not have burial details for William Skelson who died December quarter of 1901 in Leicester.

I have his second marriage details for 1881 and the Census for 1891. It appears he became estranged from his wife Eliza and is listed as a Pauper on the 1901 Census. Eliza is listed as a boarder on the 1901 Census living in Westbourne Street, Eliza died in 1906 and is buried at Welford Road Cemetery.

Does anyone have access to information or records who could help with burial details for William Skelson please.

Many thanks in advance Steve  ;)

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Leicestershire / Re: Another help request please for Lutterworth address.
« on: Wednesday 23 July 25 16:50 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: heywood on Wednesday 23 July 25 15:28 BST (UK)
There are a pair of semi detached houses on street view - 28 and 30 Lower Leicester Road which have ‘Western Terrace’ set into the wall. The stone plaque may have been reused.
They look to be opposite 1-11 which has been mentioned.
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side-old/#zoom=18.3&lat=52.45937&lon=-1.19902&layers=258&right=osm

Added photographs of the houses are readily available on searching.

Many sincere thanks heywood for your reply and for the details and link you enclose.

Looks very much like you have finally cracked the conundrum of Western Terrace. You have explained and provided a link, whilst also mentioning the stone plaque in the wall of the two properties.

You have been very kind and generous with your time researching on my behalf  ;)

Many thanks again heywood.

Steve

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