Is there a way of checking for a divorce?

[Aileen from East London]

I know we can check out marriages quite easily but what about divorces? My friend has a feeling her family member re-married as she can't find a death reg. in her orginal married name. She knew the person left her husband and family for another man however that's as far as it goes.

I guess the only other possible way to find out if there was a second wedding would be to trawl through all the marriage entries in the hope that something turns up but this could be costly and end up a red herring if the woman never actually 'tied the knot' with this second man.

Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you
Aileen

[Little Nell]

Aileen

This is the FTF Wiki page on divorce and annulments:

http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Divorce_and_Annulments

It gives details for where to look up divorces.

[Muggins in Sussex]

Hi, Aileen

I found my grandmother's divorce on the National Archives website (under ref J77)

( When I visited Kew and read the papers, I discovered that eventually the divorce did not actually happen, despite what my mother had told me!)

[Little Nell]

I think the Nat Archives divorce papers are too early for Aileen's friend.

[JBee]

You will see an address on the wiki to write to - they will check a 10 year span for a fee (can't remember how much it was when I used them £10 or £20 about 8 years ago).

If you phone they will tell you how much it is now and whether its worth it.

[Aileen from East London]

Thank you for all the info shared which I've passed on to my friend.

At least there could now be light at the end of the tunnel and not necessarily the brickwall she expected!

Much appreciated