Hi David Thank you for that. I was aware that many men went overseas and left their wives at home and then married another in another country. I have not found that in my ancestors sofar but had thought of that with Benjamin. However, what puzzled me was that for 20 years she still said she was married which made me think that she was hearing from him and possibly receiving money. Perhaps I will never know the answer to this one especially as there are a number of Benjamin Rowes of a similar age so it is difficult to definitely identify the one I am looking for. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Coppin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Benjamin Hamill Rowe b 1836 Towednack > Do not assume that just because someone you found in America was married > to > someone else, that it must not be your man. I have several men who left > Cornwall for America, Australia, Africa, etc., who just married again in > their new country and never went back, without any divorce. I also have > more than a few women who were abandoned in Cornwall who later reported > themselves as widowed while the man who abandoned them was still alive. > Divorce was not common at that time, and people just made "other > arrangements." > > David > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 173 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen