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Help finding a divorce
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Paul | Report | 12 Dec 2006 13:13 |
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Hi all, I'm trying to work out what happened to two of my ancestors. The man emigrated to Canada, whilst the woman stayed in the UK. I wondered whether someone can tell me how to find a possible divorce for them, around 1901-1915 I think. The man is William Joiner (born c1851, Chesham, Buckingamshire). He married an Mary Ellen Elizabeth Jones (she goes by different first names, born 1846, Wiltshire) in 1878, London. This was her second marriage (her maiden name is Dawes), previously she married a Charles Jones in 1865 (London). I have William and Mary in the 1901 census. Mary died in 1923 in England, whilst William emigrated around 1910 to Canada, and died overseas in 1937. I have no idea why he went and she didn't. Many thanks for any tips you can give me, Paul |
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Jess Bow Bag | Report | 12 Dec 2006 13:17 |
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I very much doubt they did divorce With his wife on the other side of the world, he'd have just said he was either widowed or a batchelor if he'd have remarried happened all the time |
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Paul | Report | 12 Dec 2006 20:18 |
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Thanks for the quick reply. So, I may never found out what happened/why they split then. They had a lot of children, a few of whom also emigrated. Paul |
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