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DIVORCE

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Linda

Linda Report 12 Jan 2019 23:58

thank you has with most things with my granddad everything was so secret and if my dad knew anything he never told, what a shame

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 12 Jan 2019 22:12

Look in a local newspaper for the time to see if anything was published?

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 12 Jan 2019 21:49

Not really.

“Case files are now destroyed 20 years after the divorce.”
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/divorce/

You might be able to pay £45 to receive a copy of the Decree Absolute. Hyperlink on the NA page.

Linda

Linda Report 12 Jan 2019 20:09

Is there any way I can trace a divorce all I know is my g uncle George Victor Wells divorced his wife Bessie Wells about 1960 in I think Marylebone. If anyone can help me I would be grateful.