Genealogy Chat

In 1922, if a person was divorced or widowed, could they remarry in church?

Thanks

Widowed.....yes

Divorced.......no

Reg

If they were widowed they could marry again in church. With divorce it would be up to the vicar but more than likely at that time they would not be able to.

Divorce was very rare unless the couple were quite wealthy.

Kath. x

I've found somebody who married twice in the same church and by the same vicar. I haven't been able to find a death for her husband and the strange thing is that on her 2nd marriage cert. she's still a spinster.

The last child by her husband was 1916, if he died at war would there still be a death record for him?

Perhaps the first marriage was annulled for some reason.

I was going to suggest bigamy which was quite common at that time, but if it was the same vicar, I would have thought that he would know her, so she wouldn't be able to get away with bigamy.

Kath. x

Have you looked on the Commonwealth War Graves site for his death? This is the address:-

www.cwgc.org

Kath. x

If the husband died in action, his name will be on the CWGC site.......it's free.

Reg

Her first marriage was in 1912 and they had 3 children. For what reason would a marriage be annulled?

Google 'annulment' and select UK results.

Reg

If they had three children, I doubt the marriage was annulled - unless the first husband was already married when he married her.

Kath. x

From Google:-

Nullification of a marriage is commonly called annulment. Annulment is the process by which a Court states that a marriage never legally existed. An annulment must be based on mental illness, fraud, forced consent, physical incapacity to consummate the marriage, lack of consent to underage marriage or bigamy. Children of a marriage annulled for bigamy or mental illness are legitimate. In anullment cases, the court may award custody of children of the marriage and require payment of child support and support of a party. Annulment is different from divorce.

Kath. x

Thanks for your suggestions. I will have a look at the commonwealth grave site and maybe I'll find him there. I don't think it was bigamy because the witnesses at the 2nd marriage were family member.

Thanks again
Maisy