Researching a “ dissolved “ marriage, any suggestions of best place to start please .

[Pete Elliott]

Hi, whilst researching my family tree I see that on my parents marriage certificate, my father is noted as having a previous marriage which was dissolved, I had known he had been married before wedding my mom, but I had never enquired about the details, I would just like to find out if the lady had survived to a happy life and what was meant by a dissolved marriage without causing any distress.

Pete

 

[Astoness]

i think dissolved just means they divorced

lyn

 

[MWS]

I assume dissolved just means divorced?

Just look for the likely marriage and then if you find the name of your father's first wife look for another marriage for her. Sometimes a woman is listed with both her maiden name and married name when she marries again.

Also is she was born before 1939 and she appears on the Register it may list both/all her subsequent names.

That's all assuming she married again.

 

[MWS]

We can look if you give us a name and year of your parents' marriage.

 

[Pete Elliott]

i think dissolved just means they divorced

lyn

Thanks Lyn, I’ll try a more in-depth search if there is a section solely for divorce , obviously I only have my dads details and not even the dates involved, fingers crossed

 

[Pete Elliott]

We can look if you give us a name and year of your parents' marriage.

Thanks MWS, my mom and dad married in 1953 in Birmingham North, dad was born 1898 William Fredrick Elliott, I can’t seem to get past this marriage to find previous wife, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Pete

 

[Astoness]

what was your dads date of birth

lyn

 

[Pete Elliott]

what was your dads date of birth

lyn

12th August 1898 , probably living at 101 Grove Lane Handsworth

 

[MWS]

Ignore, wrong person.

 

[Astoness]

12th August 1898 , probably living at 101 Grove Lane Handsworth

you have probably got him on the 1939 eve of war register 101 grove lane..looks like living with his parents..hes down as married but wife is not with him at that point

lyn

 

[Pete Elliott]

Ignore, wrong person.

Thanks for your help , I will definitely follow this link and keep you updated

Pete

 

[Pete Elliott]

you have probably got him on the 1939 eve of war register 101 grove lane..looks like living with his parents..hes down as married but wife is not with him at that point

lyn

Thanks again Lyn, i will follow this link and try to find an address for this lady Frances Shaw on the 1939 census, wish me luck, will keep you updated

Pete

 

[MWS]

On the 1921 census William appears to be in Southport (Ormskirk dist.) and there is a marriage reg. for a William F Elliott to an Annie Dean in Ormskirk Sept qtr 1921.

 

[Astoness]

ok...i did not realise that you knew the name of your dads first wife..i thought that is what you was searching for..

lyn

 

[MWS]

Thanks again Lyn, i will follow this link and try to find an address for this lady Frances Shaw on the 1939 census, wish me luck, will keep you updated

Pete

Sorry my mistake,, Frances Shaw married a different William F Elliott.

 

[Pete Elliott]

ok...i did not realise that you knew the name of your dads first wife..i thought that is what you was searching for..

lyn

Yes sorry looks like I name shaw is wrong so will search your link thanks again

Pete