In some cases the wife was given a 'get' before her husband was transported to Australia. Some wives came out later to join their husbands. Liz James Melbourne Australia > Dear All > > I am trying to find a Joseph NATHAN who I beleive maybe the father of > Louisa NATHAN. I can not find him on any census with family and in > 1841 and 1851 his possible wife and daughter/s are living next door to > her father and on the 1851 she is down as married. I can not find a > death of a Joseph NATHAN but I have found the court case and > transportation in 1838 of a Joseph NATHAN who was sent to Australia, > living around the right area. > > I know this is not just a Jewish problem but can anyone tell me if a > husband get transported to Australia and doesn't come back can the > wife declare him dead and re-marry under Jewish Law or even English > Law. His possible wife never re-married but I have found a marriage > for a Joseph NATHAN in Tasmania that fits after 1851. I suspect but I > don't know that free convicts didn't have to prove that they left > their wife behind but I don't know that. > > Does anyone have any knowledge of these situation specially in regards > to the Jewish Law. > > Thanks > > Debbie Bozkurt Outer Hebrides > Our website is at > www.british-jewry.org.uk > We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. > > British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >