Hi Bart, Thanks for the link - it must refer to the snippet below, which someone found whilst looking through a Law Book - it looks like her request for a divorce was maybe not granted. Subject: Re: [SO "In re Gibson (1912) 33 Natal Law Reports 204: At common law a sentence of imprisonment other than a life sentence is not a ground of divorce, What I Can't understand, is the date of marriage given by her in her request for a divorce. 9 Oct 1901. I also wonder if they were still both in prison at that time. Natal Civil Marriages -LDS Aletta Sophia VAN DER SCHYFF x Babanango 01.11.1906 Aubrey Wynne GIBSON 22yrs (*1884) Aletta 15 yrs at time of marriage. Permission, parents Thanks again, Dorothy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message