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The Common Room / Re: Divorce papers from Kew c.1894
« on: Saturday 16 December 17 22:55 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: isobelw on Saturday 16 December 17 21:55 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Lost In Space on Saturday 16 December 17 20:07 GMT (UK)
Does anybody know how detailed the papers are at Kew for Divorce records?

I have found the handwritten entry of a divorce in 1894 with names of Appellant, Respondent and Co-respondent, and the case number, which is on Ancestry, but unfortunately not the reasons or precise dates.  As an ancestor was born that year, it could be important.
The details are on Ancestry - John Joseph Bowman was applying for dissolution of his marriage on the grounds of his wife's adultery with William Hanley while he had been serving a prison sentence. He claimed a female child had been born to his wife on or around 28th Feb 1894 and that William Hanley was the father.
Isobel

Thanks Isobel.  I had no details on my search of him being in prison, or date of birth of child.  I went through the whole list too.  I found the details on Findmypast, but not the details you found.  Thanks once again. Tracey

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The Common Room / Re: Divorce papers from Kew c.1894
« on: Saturday 16 December 17 20:44 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: angelfish58 on Saturday 16 December 17 20:32 GMT (UK)
I think I ordered them online, the one time I rang Kew I couldn't get past the voice recognition switchboard, a bit too northern I think  :-X

 ;D

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The Common Room / Re: Divorce papers from Kew c.1894
« on: Saturday 16 December 17 20:43 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: josey on Saturday 16 December 17 20:35 GMT (UK)
Have you looked at the British Newspaper Archive [available on subscription or pay per view on Findmypast] for the names? The case may have been reported.

I checked.  Nothing in newspaper.  I am guessing they were not that important  ;D

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London and Middlesex / Re: Coughlan/Deamer/Bowman missing birth and death
« on: Saturday 16 December 17 20:33 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: hanes teulu on Saturday 16 December 17 20:17 GMT (UK)
There's also an air force record for a John Joseph Bowman - who's next of kin is the same as the deserter record.

Yes I spotted that.  But I now know they were divorced so not even sure if John Joseph is the father of Annie.  I am hoping the divorce records will give more details.  Thanks for letting me know though, it is so hard sometimes finding info.

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The Common Room / Re: Divorce papers from Kew c.1894
« on: Saturday 16 December 17 20:23 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: BumbleB on Saturday 16 December 17 20:21 GMT (UK)
I have papers for an 1860's divorce, and they are interesting - detailing the proceedings.  As angelfish58 says, it all depends on the individual case.

Super, thank you.

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The Common Room / Re: Divorce papers from Kew c.1894
« on: Saturday 16 December 17 20:22 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: angelfish58 on Saturday 16 December 17 20:15 GMT (UK)
I suppose the amount of detail depends on individual cases, the papers I got relating to one of my husbands relatives made harrowing reading as it involved domestic violence which was graphically described. There were some other interesting details and I felt they were well worth the cost.

Thats good, I need the detail, sadly.  Did you ring them and order them or did you have to attend in person? 

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The Common Room / Divorce papers from Kew c.1894
« on: Saturday 16 December 17 20:07 GMT (UK)  »
Does anybody know how detailed the papers are at Kew for Divorce records?

I have found the handwritten entry of a divorce in 1894 with names of Appellant, Respondent and Co-respondent, and the case number, which is on Ancestry, but unfortunately not the reasons or precise dates.  As an ancestor was born that year, it could be important.

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London and Middlesex / Re: Coughlan/Deamer/Bowman missing birth and death
« on: Saturday 16 December 17 18:55 GMT (UK)  »
Excellent thanks everybody.

This of course means that I have possibly been researching a wrong line  :'(

Also as I cant find Elizabeth Coughlan's death between 1901 and 1911, she possibly went off somewhere with her ex-husband (or actual husband, depending......). 

So frustrating sometimes, one branch I have taken back to 1666, two others I am struggling in the late 1890s.  Oh well, onwards and upwards.   :-\

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London and Middlesex / Re: Coughlan/Deamer/Bowman missing birth and death
« on: Saturday 16 December 17 18:28 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: rosie99 on Saturday 16 December 17 18:25 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Lost In Space on Saturday 16 December 17 18:20 GMT (UK)
Quote from: JJen on Saturday 16 December 17 17:44 GMT (UK)
There is a Service record for a John Joseph Bowman (mother Sophia, living in Holloway) who deserted 10 May 1896 from Landguard Fort. It would appear that he was not of good character as there are a number of offences on his charge sheet.

There is no mention on the Service record of a marriage to Elizabeth Rebecca Deamer  :o

JJ

Well that's interesting.  Would make sense why she remarried.....  Thank you.  Did you find this on ancestry?

Perhaps he had not got permission to marry from the Army  :-\

His attestation is on Ancestry & FindMyPast

Thank you.  I clearly need to fine tune my searching skills.

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