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    1. Re: [B&D] Divorce, bigamy or annulment? early 20th Century
    2. Adrian Bruce
    3. Just as a hint for others... To find this, or another divorce, search the TNA Catalogue with "Department code "J 77" looking for a word the same as one of the participants. In this instance, you get 2 items, one of which is "J 77/926/8118". If you get to Kew, order piece "J 77/926", in which you look for case folder 8118. (Or at least, that's what I did!) The Catalogue describes J 77 thus: "Between 1858 and 1927 almost all divorce files survive. Between 1928 and 1937, the 80% of suits that were filed in the Central Registry are in J 77. The 20% of suits that were filed in the new district registries were destroyed ... After 1938, very few survive" Adrian <<snipped>> I have now found that there was a divorce between Mary and Louis in 1907, listed on the National Archives site. <<snipped>>

    12/19/2010 02:09:18