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Divorce records?

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lavender

lavender Report 11 Aug 2011 09:32

:-)

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 10 Aug 2011 19:09

You're welcome, but it was mainly a copy and paste ;-)

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lavender

lavender Report 10 Aug 2011 18:59

Thank you very much for taking the time to write so much helpful information :-D

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 10 Aug 2011 17:26

You might find some on the National Archive site (1858-1937)

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

The page also states

The survival rate of divorce case files is:

1858-1927: almost 100%
1928-1937: 80%
After 1937 : less than 0.2%

What records can I find in other archives and organisations?

Decrees absolute (1858 to present)

Find the decree absolute to obtain legal proof of a divorce in England or Wales by requesting a search (£) of the Central Index of Decrees Absolute. To do so, download Form D440 from Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service website and post it to the Principal Registry of the Family Division.


It also has details about divorces in Scotland on the same link.

Divorce used to be difficult for the ordinary person, so they often 'pretended' the spouse had died to remarry, or more usually in the case of a female, assumed their male partners name.

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lavender

lavender Report 10 Aug 2011 17:13

Is there such a thing as divorce records, please?