PopT Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Can anyone tell me if there are records kept on dates of divorces and if so, can they be seen and where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 some 35 years ago, when my aunt and uncle divorced, I do remember they and the other couples whose decrees had been heard in court that same day, had their names published in the Sheffield Star! (of course even in 1976, divorce was not the commonplace thing that it is today) *the decrees absolute of the following people were heard today in the sheffield county court Joe and Josephine bloggs, Jon and Johnette Smith Bert and Bertha Brown..." or some such wording... I remember being surprised to see my aunt and uncle's name in the newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimay Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 some 35 years ago, when my aunt and uncle divorced, I do remember they and the other couples whose decrees had been heard in court that same day, had their names published in the Sheffield Star! (of course even in 1976, divorce was not the commonplace thing that it is today) *the decrees absolute of the following people were heard today in the sheffield county court Joe and Josephine bloggs, Jon and Johnette Smith Bert and Bertha Brown..." or some such wording... I remember being surprised to see my aunt and uncle's name in the newspaper. Were your aunt and uncle Joe and Josephine, Jon and Johnette or Bert and Bertha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuppie Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 The records are deposited at TNA depending on when the divorce took place. The survival rate of divorce case files is: 1858-1927: almost 100% 1928-1937: 80% You can search the online catalogue in series J77. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/divorce.htm Divorces were usually reported in the local newspaper, which could be searched if you have an approximate date. Tuppie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Were your aunt and uncle Joe and Josephine, Jon and Johnette or Bert and Bertha? no, my aunt and uncle were further down the list ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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