Indian records Leonard burrow king

[Seztratt]

just thought I would post an update.  I have at last received Leonard's will which states previous will to be null and void.  his will was written one year before his death and does not mention his second wife only his children.  I have also now found his second wife she died two years after Leonard in park prewitt mental hospital.  I wonder if she was admitted around the time of his will or if they divorced at some stage.  I guess back in the 1920's mental illness was something not talked about.  her name was Georgina nee Malone.  the people named in her probate served with Leonard in the Ordanance dept of the Indian army. where do I go about looking for divorce records?  Think I might send for Georgina's will as she brought the children up from very young, would be interesting to see if she mentions them in her will.

[dawnsh]

Hi

there is info on the National Archives site here

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/divorce.htm

I had a look but there wasn't anything.

Unless you need a copy of any decree absolute for legal purposes, I wouldn't recommend making an application to HMCTS at Holborn. The charge is £60 for a 10 year search, and if there is a divorce, all you'll get is an a4 piece of paper with the couples names, date & place of marriage and the date of the decree nisi. You won't get any case notes.

Hope this helps.

Dawn

[Seztratt]

Thanks, I notice on the probate it states she is a widow so I am assuming by this it means she was not divorced. Going to sent for copy of her will to see if she left step children anything.  She would have had no other family here as far as I am aware.

[LondonBoy]

I spent about 6 months tracing my family tree several years ago, and took a long break. I'm looking to get back into it.

I'd be very interested hearing from you as Leonard Burrows King is my Great Grandfather - his daughter Stella Marjorie King was my Grandmother on fathers side (married Robert McDonald).

[Seztratt]

Hi Leonard burrows King is my great grandfather as well.  I am descendant from his son Cecil.  I met Cecily a few years back, she was named after him.

[Seztratt]

Out of interest do you have any photographs of Leonard? 

[askeaton]

L B King married my great-grandmother Georgina Malone, who was known to my father and his siblings as Grandma King. As far as I know her maiden name was Pickett. She married my GGF Martin Malone (Royal Engineers) at Aldershot in 1869. He was posted to Poona (Pune) before 1872, when their first child, Frances, was born. Five further siblings followed. Martin Malone died at Aden in 1884 from heat apoplexy leaving Georgina to raise six children. The evidence points to her having been born in 1848 at Vauxhall, London, ten minutes before a twin sister, Sarah. Thus the age given on her marriage record, 45, to LBK is false, as is the age on her death certificate, from 1930. That is why it took me so long to find it! I did get what records I could from Park Prewett mental hospital but they told me little about any circumstances as to how she came to be there. I did check passenger lists for date of entry to UK but drew a blank. Unfortunately, I have photo's for neither Leonard (my father was named after him) or Georgina. Does anyone else on this post?
If you have any questions or further information about what I have written, please do get in touch.

[askeaton]

For 'London Boy'. I would very much like to contact you regarding what I wrote at the end of page three. We are distantly related by the marriage of LBK and my great grandmother Georgina Malone. I have a story about Stella that might be of interest to you.

'Askeaton'