The ONLY other reason that occurs to me that a wife might not be mentioned in the will of her husband is if she had an independent "fortune" or income/inheritance of her own that pre-cluded her needing to be 'provided' for by her husband? -------------- Original message from "Jan Fortado" <janfortado@comcast.net>: -------------- > I have another situation with a will and no mention of a wife, and I know > she was still living when her husband died. I have the will of an Anthony > Carroll, just across the Limerick border, in the parish of Kildorrery, Cork. > He married in the 1860's (wife was about 40). In his will of 1884, he makes > no mention at all of his wife, but she was living. In fact, she lived until > the early 1900's. There were no children mentioned, but since they married > older, this makes sense. > > I am really puzzled by the will making no mention of the wife. I can think > that maybe the marriage wasn't a good one? That they were separated? > > If anyone has found a similar situation, I would be interested in hearing > about it. > > Thank you, > Jan