bigamist marriage

Genealogy Chat

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Profile	Posted by	Options	Post Date
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 455 Send Message	cookie18	Report	1 Aug 2009 16:26
	How can i find out if it was a bigamist marriage, is there any records to check sue
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 26,161 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	1 Aug 2009 16:42
	If a marriage was later found to be bigamous, a 'marker' is often put on the record on GRO and no certificate will be issued. You can get round this if you know a likely church and can look in their registers for details. Sometimes there were reports in the local papers, ....and sometimes the couple just got away with it, undetected. Gwyn
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 455 Send Message	cookie18	Report	1 Aug 2009 16:54
	Gwyn & DET thanks for the info. I've got a cert for the marriage in 1931 but my grandmother didn't divorce her first husband until 1944, so must of got away with it at the time but they married again in 1960's so thats why i'm asumming bigamous marriage
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 26,161 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	1 Aug 2009 16:57
	I wonder why the delay after her divorce....? It was quite a while before they (re)married. Gwyn
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 455 Send Message	cookie18	Report	1 Aug 2009 17:20
	yes it was, its such a mystery that i carn't find out sue