Divorce in 1920

[AngelaR]

Sorry, I've only just spotted this thread 

The newspapers for the Stroud area at that period were the Stroud News and the Stroud Journal. They amalgamated at some point to become the Stroud News and Journal, which is still going.

I can certainly try to have a look for any information in 1920, although it might take a while to trawl through them. Divorces certainly don't seem to get any coverage in the current issues of the paper, but I've no idea whether they would have then. If you haven't found the divorce papers, I take it that you don't have a feel for roughly when in 1920 it might have occurred?

Angela

[anitamo]

Hello Angela, how kind of you to offer to look through the papers for me but I wouldn't expect anyone to go through that. I am hoping to be down in Stroud for a few days this spring/summer and will do this when I am there. All I have found from the N/A is that the divorce was in 1920 and I am hoping that as it would have been such an unusual event it would have been reported. I was surprised to even discover that there had been a divorce although I knew my grandparents had left respective families to be together. Even though my grandmother's husband divorced her they still couldn't marry until 1936 when my grandfather's wife died!
I will try contacting the N/A again and see if there is anything at all they can find.

Thanks again for your very kind offer.

Anita

[KGarrad]

I seem to remember that I had the same problem!

The problem is that the FULL reference isn't immediately obvious.
And you don't necessarily enter the FULL reference?!


This is from TNA website:

Record copying
Catalogue references
Our computer systems are very strict about the way document references are written.

 

Invalid references:

First check the catalogue again to make sure that you entered the correct reference.

The catalogue reference numbers may be made up of up to three letter/number combinations, for example: HO 144/403/B23013.

Sometimes, if you enter a three-part code, you will get an error message.

If this happens, try removing the last part of the reference and put this part of the reference in the text box where you give us details of what you are looking for.

Example: The reference C 14/1186/T37 will give you an error. Instead, put C 14/1186 into the document reference box, and put the last part of the reference into the text box along with any other instructions or information you want to give us. For example: Toplis v Hurrell. Bill, certificate, five answers, replication, nine depositions - part T37

I think for my divorce papers I entered J77/12345 as the reference, and then 'part 310' or 'page 310' in the text box, along with the names of both parties.
I wasn't helped by the fact the my grandfather's surname was spelled incorrectly! (Garrard instead of Garrad)

[anitamo]

Thanks KGarrard, that is very interesting I will look at my application again as that isn't anything like I entered.

Thanks for your help.

[KGarrad]

Thanks KGarrard,

See?! Even you spelt it wrong!! 

[anitamo]

How rude of me I am sooooo sorry!

[anitamo]

Just thought I would let you know after following the advice given I have successfully ordered the divorce papers. There was nothing wrong with the original request and the answer came back negative within two days. This has taken ten days so perhaps it has taken a little longer to locate. However hopefully it is on it's way.  Thanks for you help everyone.

[anitamo]

Hurrah, the divorce papers have arrived at last and they have been well worth waiting for. Loads of extra information including another child that I didn't know about! The main thing though is that although Charles and Ellen Louisa were married in Stroud he had moved to Kidderminster by the time of their divorce and she was living in Sheffield.

[nanny jan]

Success!!   Lots of new information for you as well.   



Nanny Jan