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Divorce in 1915 - How do I find it?

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Heather

Heather Report 17 Oct 2008 14:37

My great grandmother Jessie Florence Shuttleworth (nee Evans) married Ebenezer White in 1914 and he then ran off a year later to Canada.

She would have been entitled to a divorce as he never returned. Can anyone tell me how I look up a divorce?

How long did it take before she would have been able to claim abandonment or whatever it was back then?

Any help hugely useful.

Potty

Potty Report 17 Oct 2008 14:49

From this site:http://www.familyhistory.uk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=548&Itemid=29

"Until 1923 a wife had to prove her husband’s adultery, along with some other offence, to gain a divorce. This could be cruelty, or desertion for two years or more. "

I think there is a divorce index at the National Archives.

Heather

Heather Report 17 Oct 2008 14:59

Wow this is very helpful it tells me the facts that she would have been able to get a divorce re the adultery and abandonment.

It mentions the family records centre but the website seems closed. Do you know where I might be able to look up Jessie Florence White divorce to see if she claimed one?

Potty

Potty Report 17 Oct 2008 15:10

Try this one:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/