for a man to marry the sister of his deceased wife?
I thought it was until 1907???? -
Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In which case, I have a couple who broke the law, by marrying, in 1887.
What has surprised me is that the groom lived and worked in a small village, and took wife number 2 to live in the same residence he had shared with wife number 1. I could understand it would be easy to get away with it in a city or large town, but would have thought it was more difficult to hide an illegality in a small rural community.
I thought it was until 1907???? -
Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In which case, I have a couple who broke the law, by marrying, in 1887.
What has surprised me is that the groom lived and worked in a small village, and took wife number 2 to live in the same residence he had shared with wife number 1. I could understand it would be easy to get away with it in a city or large town, but would have thought it was more difficult to hide an illegality in a small rural community.
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