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I had a great, great uncle who committed bigamy. He was found out, and there is a notification on the marriage certificate to nullify the marriage. I was told that he was tried and sent to gaol. How would I find any details? I know when the 'marriage' was, but not when he was found out.
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Ann, if the bigamy occurred in Australia during or before the 1950s, you would stand a good chance of finding the details in the newspapers on Trove
Beverley
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Unfortunately it occurred in Scotland in 1872. Thanks for trying!Comment
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Is the RCE not dated, Ann?
Bigamy would have been reported in the local papers certainly and almost certainly in the Scottish national papers. Perhaps someone with a newspaper sub will look if you give some names.
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My great-great uncle was a multiple bigamist and he was sentenced to jail a couple of times. The details are easily found in the newspapers.Elizabeth
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It is a bit hard to read, it could be 1875, but I found them together in the 1881 census, I know they both ended up in Australia and I thought I had found where he made the trip,(as crew on the Afton) but when I checked the date it was 1877, so that was knocked on the head when I found the census. I can find her family (parents and siblings) going to Australia, but not her and the children. I thought I had it all sorted, and now I'm all confused again. (Not a difficult thing to do!)Comment
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