Genealogy Chat

Hi,
I am trying to find out some info for my husbands tree, his father married in 1923 the first time, he then married my hubbys mum in 1945, Apparently it took many years to get a divorce.
Is there anywhere i can find out about the date of the divorce? also why did it take so long in those days?
sue

Hi Sue, i searched "the catalogue" on the national archives for my nans divorce in 1935, and found it, good luck. gill

in the 20s and 30s there had to be "blame" to get a divorce.


One partner usually had to agree to provide the evidence ..... ie, get caught in a hotel room with another person who was not their spouse.

This could be part of the reason


Or of course, the first marriage might not have broken down until after many years.


You also had WW2 intervening ...... maybe he served in the forces, and his absence contributed to the breakdown (or maybe she found another person during the war).


There's lots of reasons why there could be a long period between marriages.



sylvia

thanks folks,
where do i find 'the catalogue' and the national archives?
sue

that site is too confusing for me. But thank you anyway.
sue

Sue

If you want to pm the names to me I'll have a look on the National Archives Catalogue. I know it's difficult to use, but I'm used to it!

thank you , i have pm'd you.
sue

Sue

you could try www.a2a.org.uk

this site provides access to archives from all over the country.





NOTE:- re divorce.

The easing of divorce has happened in my lifetime ................ I think the lifestyle of the 60s was the main reason why it became easier to divorce your partner.

In the 50s it was still possible to read the News of the World (if you could sneak it away from your parents!!) and see reports of celebrities divorcing, with the evidence being one partner being found in a hotel room with another person by a private detective.

A true gentleman provided the evidence even if it was his wife who wanted the divorce .... he would never put his wife through the stigma of being guilty of adultery!!


Being the "other" person could be quite a lucrative "job" for a young lady ........ and finding the evidence of adultery formed the basis of many private detective agencies!!


I believe another basis for divorce could be the incarceration of one partner in a lunatic asylum


sylvia

where would i find the newspapers?
sue

thank you for your help, but i have no idea when it was, just between 1923 and 1945. So an awful lot of searching.
sue