Hi, I would it she would be marked Divorced. Very few women divorced and those that did were rich. Edna - Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "J P NIXEY" <jpnixey@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:38 PM Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] A Question - divorce / Widowed Hi everyone, a thought has just crossed my mind. If, for example, a wife had divorced her husband in 1859, and never remarried, what would she have been recorded as on the 1861 census? Widow? I've not come across "divorced" on a census as yet. Regards to all, Jon -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.12/75 - Release Date: 8/17/05 ==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== Granny SMITHs aren't just the name of an apple they are in many a family tree too ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx