Hi Liz The thing you would have to ask, would Albert have known his first wife was still alive ? If he thought she was dead he may have thought he was marrying legitimately Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > well! I received Albert Edward Keefe's 2nd marriage certificate and he > is listed as "widower" in 1943, when he married Kathleen ...I am > fairly certain it's the right guy...[Albert Edward Keefe birth > registered 1905 and baptism as St Clements Notting HIll, 1905 to "John" > and father of "John Keefe" listed in both marriages, 1929 and 1943- > ages correct]... now , we know that the first wife was still alive in > 1943, but as this list knows from my frequent postings looking for > LILIAN HALE KEEFE, who "lived under the arches", finding her has been > very difficult.. well, I guess he just couldnt find her either? > This was followup to Albert Keefe's death in 1944 from TB at St Andrews > hospital and living at Limehouse, Poplar. > cheers Liz