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What happens to a surname?
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Eleanor | Report | 17 Jul 2006 22:47 |
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I have a couple who were married in 1899, around 1915 they parted and both met new partners, I do not know if they both remarried. But with the woman, if she remarried would she be down as her maiden name marrying someone else or her married name? And what is the likihood of them actually divorcing? Thanks |
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Unknown | Report | 17 Jul 2006 22:51 |
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Well, it was legally possible to divorce at that time, but still prohibitively expensive, not very easy and socially unacceptable. Generally speaking, a divorced woman would marry with her married name and have her maiden name on the cert too. But if the marriage was annulled, she would revert to her maiden name. If she wasn't divorced she might pretend she was still single. What happened in your specific case is anyone's guess. Online leaflet about divorce records here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=53&j=1 |
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Eleanor | Report | 17 Jul 2006 22:53 |
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Thank you! |
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Jane | Report | 18 Jul 2006 09:18 |
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Remember there is no such thing as a married name - its just a convention. Your name is what you are known as - providing you are not calling yourself a name for fraudulant purposes. |
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