"Peter J. Seymour" wrote in message news:zI%mu.183$RS6.159@fx23.fr7... This is possibly a well-known subject. I am puzzled by a particular instance where a migrant having married in the UK and again in Western Australia when the first wife was still living is clearly evident in the documentation available today. It is nothing to do with a seven year rule as the person was only in Australia for about one year before remarrying. Can anyone help with suggestions for possibilities of documented divorce or "setting-aside" of marriage that might apply? Additionally, could anyone comment on whether this could have been considered "standard practice" at the time. Thanks. Hi Peter If you try the following site you might find some reference to a Divorce/Separation in WA http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/investigator/investigator.htm I know from reading old British Newspapers online that during the 19th century Bigamy was practically a national sport so no reason why it should not have continued into the 20th C. Hope you find something on the above site and perhaps, if you wish, you could give the names of those involved with the hope of getting additional help. Regards, Kate Sydney, Australia