divorce circa 1890

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Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 2,823 Send Message	wisechild	Report	21 Oct 2010 14:22
	Does anyone know whether insanity would have been grounds for divorce in the 1890s. My g grandmother´s sister appears on the 1891 census with her husband, but appears to have re married in 1893. I assumed her husband had died, but he is on the 1901 census in a "lunatic asylum" & didn´t die until 1902. Did they divorce or was her marriage bigamous? Marion
Member Since: December 2005 Posts: 14,697 Send Message	Kay????	Report	21 Oct 2010 14:48
	Have a look on National Archives uk site in Advanced Search input the name and divorce...there maybe a record?
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 2,823 Send Message	wisechild	Report	21 Oct 2010 14:50
	Thanks Kay. Will give it a try. Marion
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 153 Send Message	Paul	Report	21 Oct 2010 15:13
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 153 Send Message	Divorce up until 1858 was only granted by a private act of parliament, and would of cost a lot of money, see the following guide on divorce: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/divorce.htm I think her marrigae was bigamous!
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 2,823 Send Message	wisechild	Report	21 Oct 2010 15:45
	Hi Paul. They didn´t get married until 1874 & had 7 children between then & 1890. Any divorce would have taken place between 1890 & 1893. Marion