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Did the divorce document have to be shown to the registrar in 1948?

I can’t see any with that name in Australia or NZ papers which I feel is unusual for the time.

Debra , thank-you for persevering  with this puzzle .
I wish I could answer the question re  the divorce in 1948
I don't know whether the divorce mentioned had to have occurred in NZ , or whether it could
have occurred in Australia ...

The lack of any  newspapers  mention regarding Patrick ( or his parents ) , is  disappointing ....

Can you please give attention to my questions -

At marriage, 1958, Patrick Walter FORD is rather older than Henrietta. Human vanity being what it is, Patrick might be older still, having taken a few years off his age.

Is Patrick your direct ancestor?  Where did Patrick die and where is he buried?

Did you meet Patrick, ie. do you have your own memories of Patrick?

This for P M W  FORD  died 1983 -

https://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/living-here/community-information/cemeteries/cemetery-record-details?plotid=17491

....1939-1945   USA forces

My apologies as I wrestle with trying to reply .

I am not related to Patrick , have not met him , and have  no memories of him .

I am unable to decide whether or not  his burial is the one associated with PMW Ford died 1983

Thanks for your interest , wivenhoe

According to His  1958 NZ  marriage  certificate , Patrick Walter Ford , aged 42 years ,  had been granted a divorce
( decree absolute )   11th March  1948.
His second marriage took place at the Registrar's office  in Wanganui , New Zealand .
His  occupation was 'Hospital Orderly'
His bride was Henrietta Maude  Goater , housemaid , aged 25 years . .
The bride and groom were living ( separately ) in Wanganui
There is plenty of available information about Henrietta "Hetty" Goater and her parents .

I have not seen Patrick's  Death Certificate .

Having used the usual resources shown on RootsChat , I have been unable to find a birth record
for a Patrick Ford whose middle names have been shown to include 'Michael' or 'Walter , or a combination of 'Michael &  'Walter' .

His birth has been noted as 13th March 1915 , Broken Hill , New South Wales , Australia.
That information was recorded on his 1958 marriage certificate, at Wanganui , New Zealand
His parents are listed as :
Edward John Ford , painter
Adeline Avis Ford nee  Godfrey

On his NZ  marriage certificate his name is recorded as Patrick Walter Ford .

His death in New Zealand is officially indexed as :
1983/ 29610  Ford , Patrick  Michael , born 13 March 1915 .

My hope is that a knowledgeable  'Rootschatter'  will find  some information for me !

In Appreciation
RayRob