Just wondering if this law has been recinded???? Pamela On 22/08/05, Marg Smith <msmith47@tpg.com.au> wrote: > > A spouse need not be deceased before a person in the colony could marry > again. "How To Trace Your Missing Ancestors", by Janet Reakes, states: " > Divorce was not as readily available in the past as it is today..... The > Catholic Church forbade divorce almost entirely.... English law, however, > stated that if a couple were parted by water for more than seven years, > even > if both parties were still alive, each would be free to remarry and the > resulting unions would not be bigamous. This is particularly important to > remember when considering Australia's convict past." > > So, even our convicts used this law, and it was not necessarily written on > their marriage certificates. > Cheers > Marg Smith > Mardi > NSW > > > Subject: Strange Certificates. > > > > Dear All, I have a family from Scotland who went to Steiglitz > goldmining, > > and had several children. The woman then has children to another man . > Her > > marriage certificate said "the above Elizabeth Rankin has been away from > > her former husband seven years and having obtained the advice of a > Justice > > of the Peace, received information tha it was lawful to marry again > after > > this period. Left her ior deceased on February 18th 1858. Has anyone had > > this on a Marriage certificate? > > Regards Chris Farrow > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list send the word 'unsubscribe' in > the body of a message to AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > -- Pamela nee NICHOLLS Researching: NICHOLLS, RUNDLE, SEARLE, WILLIAMS in Cornwall DROWLEY, FRENCH, GREENHEAD, LEPARD in Kent OSEEN in China / Australia HOLMES, JAMES, JOHNSTON, LONGLEY ??? CLULOW in Australia

Hello Pamela. I stand corrected, but I am fairly sure that you have to apply to a Court to have a person declared legally dead after an absence of 7 years. Cheers, Bob in Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "PC" <missuspc@gmail.com> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:24 AM Subject: Re: Strange Certificates. > Just wondering if this law has been recinded???? > Pamela > > On 22/08/05, Marg Smith <msmith47@tpg.com.au> wrote: > > > > A spouse need not be deceased before a person in the colony could marry > > again. "How To Trace Your Missing Ancestors", by Janet Reakes, states: " > > Divorce was not as readily available in the past as it is today..... The > > Catholic Church forbade divorce almost entirely.... English law, however, > > stated that if a couple were parted by water for more than seven years, > > even > > if both parties were still alive, each would be free to remarry and the > > resulting unions would not be bigamous. This is particularly important to > > remember when considering Australia's convict past." > > > > So, even our convicts used this law, and it was not necessarily written on > > their marriage certificates. > > Cheers > > Marg Smith > > Mardi > > NSW > > > > > > Subject: Strange Certificates. > > > > > > > Dear All, I have a family from Scotland who went to Steiglitz > > goldmining, > > > and had several children. The woman then has children to another man . > > Her > > > marriage certificate said "the above Elizabeth Rankin has been away from > > > her former husband seven years and having obtained the advice of a > > Justice > > > of the Peace, received information tha it was lawful to marry again > > after > > > this period. Left her ior deceased on February 18th 1858. Has anyone had > > > this on a Marriage certificate? > > > Regards Chris Farrow > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list send the word 'unsubscribe' in > > the body of a message to AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > -- > Pamela nee NICHOLLS > Researching: > NICHOLLS, RUNDLE, SEARLE, WILLIAMS in Cornwall > DROWLEY, FRENCH, GREENHEAD, LEPARD in Kent > OSEEN in China / Australia > HOLMES, JAMES, JOHNSTON, LONGLEY ??? > CLULOW in Australia > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list send the word 'unsubscribe' in > the body of a message to AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L-request@rootsweb.com >